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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Bake in preheated oven until center bounces back when lightly pressed and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. —

Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024 La Albiceleste aims to bounce back from their shock defeat to Paraguay, while Peru desperately seeks points to climb out of the qualifying table's cellar. —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 The peregrine falcon bounced back and was removed from the endangered species list in 1999. —

Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 After a difficult 10 days, Juventus bounced back with a vital away win at Udinese, taking three important points in their penultimate Serie A outing before November’s international break. —

Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bounce back