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How to use bouncy in a sentence

18 example sentences · adjective, noun

Bouncy means easily bounced. Example: “You can’t play tennis without a bouncy ball.”

Examples of bouncy by meaning

adjectiveEasily bounced.

  • You can’t play tennis without a bouncy ball.

adjectiveLively, exuberant, energetic.

  • She’s a very bouncy character.

nounAn excessively bouncing pitch in kickball.

  • Hey! We said no bouncies!

More sentences with bouncy

  • I love watching her dance to a pretty drum beat with a bouncy rhythm!From the entry beat
  • While most men may love big bouncy breasts, the hyper fetish goes beyond what is natural.2022 May 25, Holly, “All About Hyper Fetish and How to Enjoy”, in Kink Lovers, archived from the original on 29 May 2022. From the entry hyper
  • Rather than a pert, bouncy dessert, the yōkan has spread across the plate like Jabba the Hutt.2021 February 2, Jennifer Yen, chapter 26, in A Taste for Love, New York, N.Y.: Razorbill, →ISBN, page 305. From the entry yōkan
  • “Its geographic advantage and waters contribute to the sweet and bouncy shrimps.2019 January 31, Jenny Wang, “Chinese New Year: auspicious dishes around China, from ‘accessible windfall’ to ‘a room of gold and…. From the entry Gaoyou
  • The dogdoctor stabbed me twice; like that's going to make me bouncy!2015 June 11, @TiasTales (HRH Princess Tia), Twitter, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2022. From the entry dogdoctor
  • A colourful, bouncy, groovesome platformy sort of thing that's a tad too hard for its own good.1992, Jon Pillar, Captain Dynamo (video game review in Your Sinclair issue 79). From the entry groovesome
  • Wella Balsam Deep Conditioner, however, is oil-free, leaves hair bouncy and bodyful.1980, Cosmopolitan - Volume 189, page ix. From the entry bodyful
  • A bouncy, Betty Boop-ish-type woman, she is a hard-working but powerless representative for the consumer.1972, Robert F. Buckhorn, Nader: The People’s Lawyer, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., →ISBN, page 228. From the entry Betty Boop-ish
  • Bouncy Ann Eastham, of Star City, Ark., is sailing through the air in Atlantic City, N.1960 June 2, “Picture News Around the World”, in The Pensacola Journal, 65th year, number 154, Pensacola, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10C. From the entry rebound-tumbler
  • Whether your cherished companion is a little furball or a big bouncy floofer, they can get into a ton of trouble.2021 April 20, Sam Baran, “RACV Pet Insurance”, in Finder. From the entry floofer
  • What was I supposed to be now, bouncy?2007, Debra Borden, A Little Bit Married, page 35. From the entry little name
  • Bouncy, peppy stuff with annoying tempo changes and whiny singing.1995, Maximum Rock 'n' Roll, number 142. From the entry funkcore
  • Winds whipped a large bouncy castle and other inflatable paraphernalia into the air, leaving a trail of destruction at the scenic spot.2019 April 1, Ryan Drillsma, “Dust devil kills two, injures 20 in China's Henan Province”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on…. From the entry Yucheng
  • The bacon is real, and nicely crisp, the parmesan is freshly grated, the greens are bouncy and tossed with a well-lemoned and -anchovied dressing.2008 May 11, Anne DesBrisay, Ottawa Citizen, page A12. From the entry anchovied
  • As the owner of this sailboat, I fuss about on deck, lashing down oars and fishing rods, pigsticks and awnings, for what might be a bouncy overnight passage.1997 July, Yachting, volume 181, number 7, page 70. From the entry pigstick

Meaning of bouncy

  1. adjective Easily bounced.
  2. adjective Lively, exuberant, energetic.
  3. noun An excessively bouncing pitch in kickball.

Full definition of bouncy

Questions about bouncy in a sentence

How do you use bouncy in a sentence?
Bouncy is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “You can’t play tennis without a bouncy ball.”
What is a short sentence with bouncy?
“Hey! We said no bouncies!”
What does bouncy mean?
Bouncy means easily bounced.

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