buckling

Example Sentences

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Unlike East Germany, Poland and the other Communist bloc countries, North Korea hadn’t shown any signs of buckling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Nigeria's health system is buckling under these pressures, Saidu added.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

As subscriber growth slows, Big Streaming is buckling down on revenue maximization and pulling back on its free-spending ways.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Robinhood took off during the pandemic, nearly buckling under a wave of demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

I backed away from the window and walked around the block twice, till my knees stopped buckling.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger