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
It flickers before snapping back into place, clean and orderly, the way it’s supposed to be.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
