buckle
Example Sentences
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"Beijing recognises strength and could calculate that she has more staying power than anticipated and had not buckled under pressure, and therefore will have to somehow deal with her," Heng told AFP.
From Barron's
She placed 40th, 11th and fifth in World Cup races, before the knee buckled in her next race, causing her to skid off course.
“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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
