buckled down

Example Sentences

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But when times were tough — as they were during the major recessions of the last few decades — younger workers buckled down and stayed at their jobs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

“Whoever wasn’t buckled down, they were just launched into the air within the cabin,” said Dzafran Azmir, who was among the 211 passengers on board the London-to-Singapore flight that encountered deadly turbulence on Tuesday.

From New York Times • May 22, 2024

He escaped the gangs by transferring to Birmingham High for his senior year and buckled down both in the classroom and on the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

Although his bat obsession distracted Medellín Legorreta from his schoolwork, he eventually buckled down and earned a biology degree from UNAM.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2023

I buckled down to a solid-geometry problem, until I heard a screech of tires that seemed to begin opposite the service station all the way past our house.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam