buckle

Example Sentences

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“He said yes, so it was like, ‘Let’s buckle up and go on this weird journey together.’”

From Los Angeles Times

Yet if the first month of 2026 can be any guide to the rest of the year, investors might want to buckle up.

From MarketWatch

If she can find a path to collective resilience in these dark times, I’d better suit up and buckle down.

From Los Angeles Times

She glances at her watch, which is buckled too tightly around her soft wrist.

From Literature

In Texas and the mid-Atlantic, several power plants have gone offline because of the cold, but it hasn’t yet caused the grid to buckle.

From Barron's