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.

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Although whooping cough appears to have bounced back to a more typical pattern, cases remain low compared to previous decades, according to the CDC. —

Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 While body and exercise type can influence outcomes, people who train longer and harder tend to bounce back more quickly. —

Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Health, 13 Dec. 2024 The stock sank, and an earnings call that should have been about bouncing back from a rough quarter was instead overshadowed by a health crisis that is costing McDonald’s $100 million in marketing and help for franchisees who lost business during the outbreak. —

Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024 After months in the dark, Cruise attempted to begin to bounce back this year. —

Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bounce back