buckling

Example Sentences

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Heavy industry in the Gulf and Europe is buckling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

They’re given to those buckling under the wretched weight of their surrounding world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

As subscriber growth slows, Big Streaming is buckling down on revenue maximization and pulling back on its free-spending ways.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Mahan has a way of describing the buckling blow to Las Vegas’ economy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

Somehow I was up in the front seat of the plane, buckling myself in with trembling hands.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck