buckle

Example Sentences

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She glances at her watch, which is buckled too tightly around her soft wrist.

From Literature

In Texas and the mid-Atlantic, several power plants have gone offline because of the cold, but it hasn’t yet caused the grid to buckle.

From Barron's

In Texas and the mid-Atlantic, several power plants have gone offline because of the cold, but it hasn’t yet caused the grid to buckle.

From Barron's

Part of me worries it’s going to buckle underneath her—not because of her, but because one of the chair legs looks like it could use a good tightening.

From Literature

But Tien refused to buckle and defended brilliantly, clawing back and then overhauling the deficit to level the match.

From Barron's