bounce back

phrasal verb

bounced back; bouncing back; bounces back

: to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event

She bounced back easily from her surgery.

After losing the first three games of the series, they bounced back to win their next eight games.

Examples of bounce back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New Orleans bounced back after losing to the Lakers that night, beating the Sacramento Kings to reach the playoffs. —Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025

Now imagine if the Giants are struggling to win with Wilson this season while Jones is bouncing back and winning some games in Indy. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025

Hong Kong saw a staggering 380 percent jump in sales compared to last year, bouncing back after two slow years. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2025

Three-time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Kaori Sakamoto, the favorite coming into the event, bounced back after a flawed short program to finish with the silver. —Lawrence Yee, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for bounce back

• almanac
• camelback
• cardiac
• carryback
• cluniac
• diamondback
• lumberjack
• maniac
• paperback
• piggyback
• quarterback
• saddleback