snapping back

Example Sentences

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Oil prices were much higher before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, when the global economy was snapping back from the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

In the months since, the polar vortex has been stuck in a cycle of stretching, snapping back, and stretching again, contributing to the bone-chilling temperatures.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

After that, it would begin to shrink, eventually collapsing back into a single point, much like a stretched rubber band snapping back.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

Wild swings in individual stocks and assets still managed to bleed into the major U.S. equity indexes, with all three snapping back and forth like a yo-yo.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Jane, your films were about sticking it to the man, snapping back at the patriarchy by showing strong female protagonists who didn’t conform to gender roles.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon