buckled
Example Sentences
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During the subprime-mortgage crisis, some ARM borrowers buckled under balloon payments when the initial fixed term of the loan expired.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Angelenos see the results in crumbling streets, buckled sidewalks and streetlights that stay dark,” proponents said in their ballot argument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
A year later, Bosnian President Biljana Plavsic buckled to international pressure and dismissed him.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Elsewhere, vehicles on a two-lane road were seen carefully navigating sections of buckled pavement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Dad settled into the driver’s seat of the Smokemobile—the most un-Audi car imaginable—and buckled himself in.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
