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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As general manager Barry Trotz told me last month the day after the Alexandre Carrier trade to Montreal, his plan is not to tear things down but rather be aggressive again next summer with the expectation/hope that his team will bounce back and be in the thick of things next season. —

Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 The community surrounding him is already showing signs of bouncing back. —

Christina Shaw, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025 Thursday, the Tritons (14-3, 4-1 Big West) visit Long Beach State (7-10, 3-2) with hopes of bouncing back from Saturday’s loss to UC Irvine. —

Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 After going 4-8 in his first season at the helm, the Buffaloes had a bounce back season in 2024, going 9-4 and losing in the Alamo Bowl. —

John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for bounce back