Sentence examples for on a bounce from inspiring English sources

At the net a player is always vulnerable to a passing shot one angled cross-court or played down-the-line, beyond reach but if the serve or approach shot puts the opponent under enough pressure, the server, now at the net, has the upper hand, since a volley is generally easier to put away (play for a point) than a ground stroke (one played on a bounce).

And No. 3: the maligned shortstop Ramon Martinez, who made two errors Friday, dived to grab Mike Lowell's grounder, then threw a one-hopper that Daniel Murphy snagged on a bounce.

(Dotel made that an adventure, rainbowing several tosses and throwing another one so wide of the plate that Molina caught it on a bounce).

"So many games turn on a bounce of the ball or a refereeing decision.

This time he drilled a pitch that hit the wall in right-center on a bounce.

In trying to field the ball on a bounce off the grass, Bonds lost it, and the ball rolled away.

Then Sheffield moved up on a bounced pitch that was ruled a passed ball.

After leading off with an infield single, Elvis Andrus scooted to second on a bounced curve, swiped third without a throw and then came home on a delayed double steal.

Besides his four hits, he showed his aptitude around the bag, too, making a clean pick on a bounced throw from Daniel Murphy to prevent a potential game-tying run in the eighth inning.

The Rays scored the first run of the game by employing a sacrifice bunt to move Sam Fuld over against Hiroki Kuroda, who improved to 13-10, and then Fuld scored on a bouncing ground ball by Evan Longoria.

Traders are betting on a bounce-back, even if the REIT can't end up paying its newly giant 15.3% yield.