buckle

While some enjoyed the sunshine, the heat caused trains, schools and emergency services to buckle.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

"Time for us all to buckle up and get ready for the ride," said director of cricket Rob Key when McCullum was appointed.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

The office-to-residential conversion added new construction to an existing building, causing supporting columns to buckle and steel beams to bend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

He managed to survive in the shielded void, a life-saving scenario that occasionally unfolds as multistory structures tumble pancake-style, support beams buckle and slabs of concrete crash down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

A wide belt with an intricately wrought buckle circled his waist.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

“We need more cowboy hats and belt buckles in Washington,” he wrote in a campaign post on July 15.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

Neatly labeled drawers hold hand fans, plastic snakes, buttons, buckles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

As the state-backed property giant buckles under the weight of its debt, the government has so far refrained from stepping in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

Two buckles were recovered, one dating to the late Roman period and one dating to the post-medieval period.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025

“I’m here every morning by seven-thirty,” Mrs. Garcia continued, still looking at me while I stared at her brown sandals with small purple flowers on the buckles.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

After Wales' scrum buckled early on, an ineffective attacking play involving Thomas resulted in Springboks hooker Malcolm Marx achieving a turnover penalty with rampaging lock Cobus Wiese almost crossing the Welsh line before knocking on.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

The sky was the limit for turning offices into apartments – until some columns buckled.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

The game's immense popularity sometimes also meant "servers buckled under the strain", said Reynolds, meaning connectivity problems were "rife for some time".

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

First responders rushed to the scene early Tuesday and found two buckled columns and several sagging floors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Ray carries Boo out to the truck, and I get her buckled into Lou Ann’s car seat.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

A high-rise building in New York City under construction is structurally unstable after two of its support columns started buckling on Tuesday morning.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

"Right now 150 million people are living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

Forcing it to blink is not a costless enterprise, but buckling is not costless either.

From Slate ● May 18, 2026

If you’re thinking about buckling up for safety, now would be a good time to jump into I bonds, especially if you were late to buy them before and missed the big upswing.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

I want gallantry from her, swash buckling, heroism, single-handed combat.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood