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bounce back

British  

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to recover one's health, good spirits, confidence, etc, easily after a setback

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a recovery following a setback

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
bounce back Idioms  
  1. Recover quickly, as in She had pneumonia, but she bounced back in less than a week. This expression is a metaphor for the rebound of a ball or some elastic material.


Example Sentences

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Kuwaiti officials are confident the country will bounce back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Rosanna Maietta, president and chief executive of the American Hotel and Lodging Assn. however, has said relief from higher labor costs is much-needed in an industry that has struggled to bounce back from pandemic shutdowns.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

"Our findings reveal that aging in blood stem cells is not an irreversible fate. Old blood stem cells have the capacity to revert to a youthful state; they can bounce back," said Dr. Ghaffari.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Two games to go, it is our job to bounce back and fight and know that anything can still happen.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

I bounce back and forth, waving my hands over my head, praying that Agent Magnus will turn around.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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