buckling
Example Sentences
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The leak wasn’t visible to the eye: They realized there was a problem when the floors started buckling.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
And the pressure on infrastructure—rail lines buckling, things like that—disrupts transport and logistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Video from inside the building shows the buckling beam.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
With Cuba's economy buckling five months into a US-imposed fuel blockade, and the national housing deficit running to over 900,000 units, authorities say a quick fix is unlikely.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Kaisa asked, swinging a saddlebag off her shoulder and buckling it onto the back of her horse’s saddle.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
