Examples of 'bounced off' in a sentence

Meaning of "bounced off"

Bounced off: This phrase indicates a strong rejection or refusal of an idea, suggestion, or proposal. It suggests that the subject was met with resistance or opposition, metaphorically 'bouncing off' without acceptance. 'Bounced off' is often used to describe situations where feedback or input is not well-received or considered

How to use "bounced off" in a sentence

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That puck bounced off your helmet.
Paving stones would have bounced off it.
Then it bounced off and almost hit me.
Then suddenly a thumbtack bounced off my head.
Bullet bounced off that thick skull.
It was a huge chunk of tree just bounced off.
The signal bounced off a relay node.
There would be no boom if it had bounced off.
And she bounced off that backhoe.
Electrical impulses have been bounced off the moon.
Tell me it bounced off a tower on staten island.
Looks like a bullet bounced off a rib.
I have bounced off the hoods of cars.
It hit my helmet and bounced off.
The ball bounced off the crossbar.

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Heard a big bump and almost bounced off.
It must have bounced off the wall.
Bounced off the door frame.
I think the bullet bounced off my bracelet.
He bounced off the tree and wound up in a creek.
The signal was bounced off a satellite.
Bounced off the back boards.
The laser bounced off the padding.
The bullets merely bounced off.
The signal bounced off three repeaters.
The first attempt bounced off.
Pete bounced off the vault door.
No radar beams being bounced off our ship.
Zahieel bounced off of him like a ball.
From having your skull bounced off a wall.
Ball bounced off him for fun.
Just think that death bounced off your letter.
One bounced off the pole.
They just bounced off.
They bounced off the deck without exploding.
The bullet just bounced off the dome.
He bounced off the shields.
She must have bounced off the net.
Bounced off his skull.
The way it bounced off that wall.
And the towers the cell signal bounced off.
The stone bounced off an invisible barrier.
The time calibration signal is bounced off the ionosphere.
Which are bounced off the parabolic reflector.
The arrow struck me in the abdomen and bounced off.
The arrow bounced off an invisible field.
The vehicle either burned up or bounced off into space.
See if they bounced off the curb or something.
It echoed off mountains and bounced off the water.
When it bounced off the sidewalk.

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