bounce into
phrasal verb
bounced into; bouncing into; bounces into
British, informal
: to force (someone) to decide to do (something) especially without having time to think about it
The voters were bounced into agreeing to the proposal.
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The first two hitters reached in the eighth inning, too, but Jimmy Herget got Wagner to bounce into a double play and handed Fernando Tatis Jr.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Davidson’s throw to second hit the runner, Luke Raley, and bounced into the outfield.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Outman was thrown out at the plate on the contact play and, immediately after, Trevor Larnach bounced into an inning-ending double play.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
The Camaro struck a trailer attached to the bus, causing the bus driver to lose control of the vehicle, which then bounced into a guardrail.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Davidson’s throw to second hit the runner, Luke Raley, and bounced into the outfield.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Outman was thrown out at the plate on the contact play and, immediately after, Trevor Larnach bounced into an inning-ending double play.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
The Camaro struck a trailer attached to the bus, causing the bus driver to lose control of the vehicle, which then bounced into a guardrail.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
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“Bounce into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20into. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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