How to Use bounce in a Sentence

bounce

1 of 2 verb
Definition of bouncenext
Synonyms for bouncenext
  • The children love to bounce on the bed.
  • He bounced the baby on his knee.
  • Her curls bounced as she jumped.
  • The winner bounced up and down with delight.
  • He was bouncing a tennis ball against the garage door.
  • The store charges a $15 fee for a bounced check.
  • She gave me a check for 20 dollars, but the check bounced, and I never got the money.
  • He bounced a 100-dollar check at the grocery store.
  • Column: Which way will the ball bounce down the stretch for the Cubs?
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Of the top 25 teams in the state, 14 were bounced in the sectional round.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2023
  • In the 12th, Gabriel Moreno bounced the first pitch to third for an easy out.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
  • The ball bounced out of his glove and into the stands for a two-run home run.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • The ball caromed off the back of the iron, bounced, hit the side rim and dropped cleanly through the net.
    — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The styles bounce between cabaret, choral pop, folk and jazz.
    — Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2023
  • To end most sets those days, the band would toss balloons out to bounce atop the crowd.
    — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • By 2019, the tiny boy with big brown eyes and bouncing curls was dead.
    — Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Naylor did pinch hit in the eighth, bouncing out to first.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • Around him, scores of students sing along and bounce to the music.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Meals were served and balls bounced on the basketball court.
    — Billy Witz, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The throw whipped past the first baseman and bounced out of play, allowing a run to score.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The kick appeared to be headed into the end zone, but hit and bounced at the 1-yard line.
    — Preps, al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Beneath our wheels rocks shook and bounced the truck like a toy.
    — Elaine Sciolino, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
  • George must bounce between the shards of his fractured mind.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 6 May 2023
  • The woman picked her up and started bouncing her around the room.
    — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • But White and her teammates were bounced from the playoffs by Mt. Carmel in the second round.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024
  • His field-goal attempt from 53 yards hit the left upright and bounced away.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The soccer ball will light up when kicked or bounced, and the lights will turn off when unused.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Reyes returned in 2021 with the Brewers and bounced between the majors and Triple A.
    — Greg McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023
  • His body sometimes bounced, keeping time with the song’s groove.
    — Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Her bobbed hair bounced a little as her bare hands pressed down on my boobs.
    — Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
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bounce

2 of 2 noun
  • He caught the ball on the first bounce.
  • The ball took a high bounce over the shortstop's head.
  • The shampoo promises to give limp hair lots of bounce.
  • After the debates, she enjoyed a big bounce in the election polls.
  • The Spurs were in no mood to give the Knicks a bounce-back Thursday.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Pinnacle has been the best bounce-back team in the state.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
  • This loss wasn’t a matter of a few bad bounces, though.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2023
  • McCaskill took the ball off a bounce, spun and booted it to the left corner of the goal.
    — Wire Reports, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2023
  • His losses secured, Ballmer was ready to catch the bounce back.
    — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Indeed, the faster the water was swirled, the lower a bottle's bounce.
    — Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Can the Frogs’ run defense bounce back against Michigan?
    — Dallas News, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Though Tyler Bass got a great bounce on his kick, the Bills weren’t able to recover as the ball went out of bounds.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The bounce rate indicates if the visitor stayed to read the blog or bounced from your site.
    — Jen Iliff, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Both shots took multiple bounces on the rim and the ball thought about going in before rolling off to the side.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But the ball took the perfect, gentle bounce toward the left side, where White was waiting.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • In both cases, the bounce from a big and unexpected win did not, in the end, change the outcome.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2024
  • And that’s where this album is going to, a bigger bounce.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 23 June 2023
  • Rays of light bounce off the fish, travel through the water and then into the air inside the scuba mask.
    — WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Tokyo Texture Curl Cream to give curls some bounce after a fresh cut.
    — Akili King, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
  • There will also be a bounce house for preschoolers, a craft station, and games.
    — Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Having that same bounce in his stride even after 40 minutes of work in the second of a back-to-back.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Just make sure any hanging hair has a bit of bounce; limp flyaways will just look sad.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Shiny black zip-up boots endowed his steps with a peppy bounce.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Soaking the area in front of the plate theoretically slows the pace of the ball on its first bounce.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 20 June 2023
  • Houston point guard Jamal Shead then shot a three that took two soft bounces and rolled in, and UH led 39-36.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Gas prices at the pump, however, have not been buoyed by the futures market bounce.
    — Bob Henderson, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2023
  • And for those who favor volume, Zendaya and Meghann Fahy had blowout bounce to spare.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The question is whether bank stocks can hold on to their gains or if Tuesday was just a sector-wide dead cat bounce.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The city of Naples will expect a bounce from this managerial change, and with Champions League on the horizon, there is little time for thinking - only doing.
    — David Ferrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • But while a new pair of kicks is enough to give any experienced runner an endorphin rush, the stiff midsole shoe might be a letdown for runners who are looking for lots of bounce and fast-running capabilities.
    — Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2024

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