bounce back
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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They plan for calamity and how they’d bounce back.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Sabalenka, the women's world number one, is another big name who is aiming to bounce back after falling short of expectations.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Newcastle hardly had a stellar season themselves - finishing a disappointing 12th place - but the difference is Spurs have greater revenues to fall back on as they try to bounce back come August.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Top of the docket in New Zealand is GDP for the three months through March, with economists expecting a strong bounce back from tepid quarterly growth of 0.2% at the end of 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
According to Osbert you could try to send e-mails but they’d bounce back at you for no particular reason and the same with text messages.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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