buckle
Example Sentences
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There was also a pronounced buckle of Merino's ankle, which is something a VAR is looking for to indicate excessive force, and his boot was shifted back on the turf.
From BBC
Chinese food-delivery giant Meituan swung into the red for the first time in nearly three years, buckling under the costs of a brutal price war.
The consultant says he predicts 2026 will be the year of AI dominated content on social media, adding: "If you thought that AI animal content was quirky, I think buckle up".
From BBC
Treasurys sparked alarm that the bond market might finally be buckling under the pressure of outsize U.S. borrowing.
“Your buckles should face not left, not right, but straight ahead.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
