buckle
Example Sentences
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As Hearts refused to buckle at the top of the league, the flow became a flood.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Yet that buffer — a crucial way to meet global oil demand so far — could start to buckle as soon as early June, according to strategists at J.P.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
They worried that Sheinbaum was beginning to buckle under the dual pressures from Trump and López Obrador.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
She warned her fellow librarians not to buckle to outside pressures.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Colin opened the canteen hooked to his belt buckle, and they sat down for turkey sandwiches and water.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing buckle
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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