How to Use rebound in a Sentence

rebound

1 of 2 verb
  • The baseball rebounded off the wall.
  • He rebounded the ball and quickly passed it to a teammate.
  • She rebounded quickly from the loss.
  • She is good at both shooting and rebounding.
  • When did this guy learn to rebound?
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Can rebound and push the break.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • More shots on goal means more chaos and rebounds around the net.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Those clutch rebounds in big moments will be the key to this.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • The message is get your ass in there, box out and rebound.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Players who may rebound and some glue guys.
    Stan Son, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But her co-workers helped her rebound.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • North Side will look to rebound after a bye week.
    Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe the change of scenery can help Flacco rebound a bit.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Being able to rebound and go and then also the throw-aheads to him.
    Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Overall fortunes might take a while to rebound through the rest of the year.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Guards, bigs, everybody just has to rebound, box out and just run.
    Arkansas Online, 12 Jan. 2026
  • No more minutes to play, shots to get up, rebounds to chase down or stops to create.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Nashville is bound to rebound to some extent.
    Joe Smith, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Even with its worst start, Dallas was still able to rebound and steal the game back late.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And none of them has a magic answer to how to quickly rebound.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But the war with Iran has sent the dollar rebounding.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Can Williams rebound after a rough one-and-done in the Bronx?
    D.j. Short, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In an ideal world, that would be with a shooting and rebounding big.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • After a rocky start, some tech stocks rebounded by the end of the trading day.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • However, that was walked back this spring as prices began to rebound.
    Lance Lambert, Fortune, 31 July 2023
  • His scoring has dipped in the playoffs, but his rebounding and steals have climbed.
    C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
  • The virus hides out in reservoirs in the body and rebounds fast if people stop treatment.
    ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Adding a small forward who doesn’t rebound well would leave the Blazers in a bad spot.
    Afentres, oregonlive, 12 May 2023
  • Houston has rebounded from an 0-3 start to win three of its last four games.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Sales dropped 20%, and then rebounded.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

rebound

2 of 2 noun
  • He led the league in rebounds last year.
  • Is this decline a red flag or a chance for a rebound?
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Wolf had seven points and five rebounds in the first half.
    C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Ware added 14 points and eight rebounds off the bench.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Lopez plays with force and has a knack for grabbing rebounds.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
  • Flagg had five rebounds and six assists and blocked four shots.
    ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Shooting and rebounds are just about even for each team.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Duren also had a game-high nine rebounds.
    ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Schenck, a senior, had four points and six rebounds.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
  • James scored eight points with two rebounds, an assist and a steal.
    Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The star guard added three rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Hall blocked seven shots while adding a game-high nine rebounds.
    Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Almodovar added five rebounds and three steals.
    ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Williamson added nine rebounds and five assists.
    CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Saran shot 6 of 14 and added five rebounds and four steals.
    ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • One of the tried-and-true ways to get over heartbreak is to find a rebound.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Poor rebound control iced the cake.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Rhyne Howard had 24 points and six rebounds.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • Cory Wells scored 23 points and added nine rebounds.
    ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • So is this drop a warning sign or a setup for rebound?
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Nunu Agara added 11 points and eight rebounds.
    Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • As far as rebounds go, this was big for the reigning Div.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Robertson has a sixth sense for where rebounds will go on the power play.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But the rebound went in off Benson’s skate.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The freshman guard had one rebound and one assist.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Bane added five assists and five rebounds to his 23 points.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Ware added eight points and two rebounds in 13 minutes.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Towns added 16 points, 12 rebounds and four dimes on the night.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Duren fouled out with eight points and nine rebounds in 27-plus minutes.
    John Niyo, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Griner, who matched her season high for points, had 11 rebounds.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023

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