| He knows where to be, has the ability to deflect a shot coming in and has the quick reflexes to pounce on rebounds. |
| Hilary stopped and slitted her eyes at me like a cat ready to pounce on its prey. |
| They were managers I played with who could pounce on a player's weaknesses in a measured, forthright fashion. |
| On a third occasion he was hovering behind him as the ball flew into the area, ready to pounce on any mistake. |
| Critics will pounce on their every mistake as evidence that paying teachers for performance is a bad idea. |
| Pedants pounce on such tell-tale signs that what purports to be an image of Shakespeare is really an idealised image of the biographer himself. |
