had bounced
- past perfect of bounce.
Example Sentences
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Soon, the developers had bounced back, deep-pocketed and powerful in Tallahassee, and they weren’t done yet.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Dutch electronics and medical device manufacturer Philips said Tuesday that it had bounced back into the black in 2025, as it seeks to turn the page on a scandal over faulty sleep apnoea machines.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
After being selected No. 3 overall in the 2018 draft by the Jets, he had bounced around the league without achieving much until that one season in Minnesota.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Since March, the stock had bounced around within a range between about $28 — roughly the lowest prices seen since April 2020 — and around $37.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2025
Where he’d fallen there were fresh ones, not weathered, and he saw that they had come from the bank where he had bounced.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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