Bounce is an English word with synonyms like spring or bound. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bounce in a sentence
Related words
Bounce meaning
- To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
- To move quickly up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
- To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.
Synonyms of Bounce
Using Bounce
- The main meaning on this page is: To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle. | To move quickly up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly. | To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.
- Useful related words include: spring, bound, leap, jump.
- In the example corpus, bounce often appears in combinations such as: bounce back, to bounce, bounce off.
Context around Bounce
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bounce
- In this selection, "bounce" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, big, largest, courtesy, america, house and off stand out and add context to how "bounce" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 25 courtesy bounce empire and a bad bounce off pavel. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bounce" sits close to words such as celtic, instantly and lucas, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bounce
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another bounce and Otis catches him, Shelton to his feet. (10 words)
Bounce Empire is set t open on May 25. Courtesy Bounce Empire. (12 words)
Among Midwestern states, the trend lines bounce up and down, not showing dramatic improvement. (14 words)
And Game 4 came to a bounce going the Leafs way, a puck redirected off the skate of an official to an open Nylander and his backhander going off the post to Bobrovsky’s back and caroming into the net in the Leafs’ 2-1 win. (46 words)
Arizona showed how flawed it can be in Week 1, but the Cards should bounce back at home and 5.5 points is a lot for a Las Vegas squad that lost its opener by five points at home. (39 words)
An improved performance at Glencruitten last Saturday afternoon saw Oban Saints bounce back from the disappointment of the previous weekend’s Scottish Amateur Cup exit to secure progress in the West of Scotland Amateur Cup. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Big Bounce America – Featuring the Guinness-certified world record holder of The World’s Largest Bounce House, The Big Bounce America is the biggest touring inflatable event in the world.
Bounce Empire is set t open on May 25. Courtesy Bounce Empire.
The Big Bounce America, the highest point of the bounce house is 32 feet tall with a play space of 16,000 square feet.
At the Arctech Welding & Machining Mega Bounce Run, you’ll run, jump and bounce your way through obstacles with names like “Pillow Land”, “S.
That’s not to mention another All-Star in coming off a bounce back year and who is hopeful for a bounce back year after an inconsistent 2017 season.
A bounce house and slide provided fun for young concertgoers at The McDeviants July Jamz concert Friday, June 30, 2023.
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After 40 stellar minutes and 16 more breathless ones for the Avalanche, a bad bounce off Pavel Francouz’s pad brought the Penguins even with 3:38 remaining Tuesday night.
A home game against Newcastle United gave Saints an opportunity to bounce back - but it was not to be.
Alex Verdugo doubled leading off the bottom of the fifth, and Yoshida’s one-bounce, ground-rule double in the right field corner broke the tie.
Although its 1km-thick ice blanket has long melted, the release of its weight is still causing the Earth’s crust to “bounce back”.
Among Midwestern states, the trend lines bounce up and down, not showing dramatic improvement.
An additional signal confirming the growth will be a bounce off the lower border of the ascending channel.
And Game 4 came to a bounce going the Leafs way, a puck redirected off the skate of an official to an open Nylander and his backhander going off the post to Bobrovsky’s back and caroming into the net in the Leafs’ 2-1 win.
And now the club will be hoping to benefit from a new manager 'bounce' that has been seen at Crystal Palace under Roy Hodgson.
Andre got a couple offensive moves in but they bounced off Bron like bullets bounce off Superman’s chest.
And they’ll mostly be old people, so it’s not going to bounce back quickly.
An improved performance at Glencruitten last Saturday afternoon saw Oban Saints bounce back from the disappointment of the previous weekend’s Scottish Amateur Cup exit to secure progress in the West of Scotland Amateur Cup.
Another bounce and Otis catches him, Shelton to his feet.
Arizona showed how flawed it can be in Week 1, but the Cards should bounce back at home and 5.5 points is a lot for a Las Vegas squad that lost its opener by five points at home.
Common combinations with bounce
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- bounce back 74×
- to bounce 51×
- bounce off 15×
- the bounce 13×
- and bounce 8×
- bounce and 8×
- bounce in 8×
- bounce house 7×
- bounce of 6×
- bounce houses 6×