How to Use bounce into in a Sentence

bounce into

verb
  • Instead, the ball hit no one and bounced into the net.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This should have been the signal for the bass to bounce into the air.
    — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026
  • Eldridge’s fly ball landed on the top of the wall in right field and bounced into the stands.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • Sorrell bounced into a fielder's choice that drove Kiel in.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The ball bounced into the stands in foul territory.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Troy Johnston bounced into a force out that moved Rumfield to third base.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
  • Mookie Betts bounced into a forceout to end the inning.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
  • After an hour or so, Sarah’s girls bounce into the frame with giggles and cuddles and climb up on her.
    — Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • On a kickoff in the second half, Johnson allowed the football to bounce into the end zone.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Jordan Bos neatly finished when an awkward clearance bounced into his path to set him up for a close shot.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The ball bounced into the net, and Habib Diarra was credited with the goal.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026
  • Glasnow got the next batter, Jung Hoo Lee, to bounce into a double play.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Dakota, a 3 ½-year-old Australian shepherd mix, bounced into the ring, her tail wagging.
    — Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • As the ball bounced into foul territory down the right field line, Call took off and got to third uncontested.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • Dragusin blocked a header from Gyokeres that was bouncing into the bottom corner in the third minute.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Davidson’s throw to second hit the runner, Luke Raley, and bounced into the outfield.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The ball bounced into the back of referee Che Flores' leg, and Huerter was ejected.
    — CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The Cubs had a chance for a bigger inning, but Ian Happ bounced into a double play with runners on the corners.
    — CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • The ball bounced into Anthony’s glove just as Brice Turang stepped on third base and headed home to try to score the go-ahead run.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • At the end of the fourth, down by 1, Jalen Brunson launched a 30-foot 3-pointer, which missed and bounced into the air.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
  • Koss threw backwards and tried to nab Moreno at first, but the throw deflected off Moreno and bounced into the Giants’ first-base dugout.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • After Suzuki bounced into a double play, Busch hit a 375-foot drive to left-center for his first homer of the season.
    — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Jacob Elordi bounced into the bar during one commercial break, stopped to give star Damson Idris a bear hug, and then breezed on by.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Unable to corral the ball, Johnson watched the ball bounce into the end zone before beginning a slow jog to the Pittsburgh sideline.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • New York had runners at the corners again in the fifth when leadoff batter Bo Bichette bounced into an inning-ending double play.
    — CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Leo Carlsson tipped a Carlson point shot on net, and the rebound bounced into the left circle to Granlund, who scored his second of the game with a snap shot.
    — Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But the Stanford graduate practically bounced into the conference room, eager to discuss his bold new megachurch satire.
    — Jessica Zack, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The second, hit by Gurriel, was fielded cleanly by Bogaerts, who then sailed a throw over Arraez at first base that bounced into the Padres’ dugout.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The Cubs’ Brown, cashing the reprieve, got Manny Machado to bounce into an inning-ending double play.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • With one out and runners at the corners, Will Smith bounced into a force out, beating the throw to first base to avoid a double play and allowing Freeland to score from third.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026

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