How to Use bounce off in a Sentence

bounce off

phrasal verb

• Photons, or particles of light, knock against the solar sail and bounce off, like they’re reflected from a mirror.
  — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
• The comedian spent the duration of his set engaging with the crowd, bouncing off of their anecdotes with jokes and rebuttals of his own.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024
• To physically illuminate a space with little or no natural light, find something bright or powdery that artificial light can bounce off of.
  — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2024
• The ball bounced off Ibáñez's glove at the back of the warning track.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2023
• The ball bounces off of Jose Canseco’s head for a home run.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
• The ball bounced off both of Frei’s legs and into the net.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024
• The ball bounced off the front of the rim, then off the glass, and finally, in.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2024
• The covers had to be tight enough so a coin bounced off them.
  — Dana Hedgpeth, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
• Her first shot was a 3-pointer that bounced off the rim.
  — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2024
• The drone miraculously hit the spare tire on the back of the car and bounced off.
  — Oleksandr Chubko Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• The first bounced off the keeper’s hands, and the second went off the far post after a strong run.
  — oregonlive, 1 July 2023
• The ball went high and wide and bounced off the catcher’s extended glove.
  — Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
• The fever of the day is over and the sunlight is bouncing off the vast crested ocean in dancing sparkles.
  — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
• In a tie game in the fourth quarter, Williams had a punt bounce off his knee — a muff rather than a fumble.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
• This allows the air from the fan to hit the surface, bounce off and mix with the rest of the air in the room to effectively cool the space.
  — Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
• His drum beats rattle and scatter and swell, the sound bouncing off of rock.
  — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2023
• Her right-footed kick saw the ball spin into the upper right of the goal, bounce off the top post and into the net.
  — NBC News, 25 July 2024
• Acosta took a shot at goal, but the ball bounced off the back of teammate Ryan Hollingshead and into the back of the net.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
• Asprilla twisted his body and fired a shot at the far post, and Daniel just watched as the ball bounced off the frame of goal and out.
  — oregonlive, 17 June 2023
• Young hurled up an off-balance one-hander that bounced off the rim as the horn sounded.
  — arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
• This time, the baseball bounced off the window without leaving a mark.
  — Zachary Folk, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• The piece then bounced off the bridge and hit another vehicle on Cerezin's right.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
• The shot bounced off the top of the backboard and into the hands of Utah’s Branden Carlson, who gently dropped it through the basket at the buzzer.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
• Inside, echoes of Brazilian jazz bounce off the stucco walls.
  — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• Rooker’s home run bounced off the top of the wall and back into play, and was initially ruled a double.
  — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
• The first resulted from a turnover, the second a bounce off the right post and the third after a teammate lost an edge and fell down in the corner.
  — Stephen Whyno, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
• And when James tried to answer after that last three, the ball bounced off the rim and perched on top of the basket, the 17th missed three for the Lakers against just six makes.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• The ball bounced off his helmet and Aiyuk, who was already taking a spill, snatched the ball with one hand and hauled in a ridiculous catch.
  — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
• Seeing the golden light bounce off the canyon walls is something special.
  — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024
• The bullet bounced off the home’s front door and a ping-pong table before striking Frankie in the abdomen, the office said.
  — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024