buckled

Example Sentences

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There’s more to the story: in Trade Desk’s case, the digital advertising firm has buckled under competitive pressure from Amazon.com.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

But when times were tough — as they were during the major recessions of the last few decades — younger workers buckled down and stayed at their jobs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

He is buckled in and ready for this.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

Replays show that it never buckled or gave out under her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

But the more he pounded, the more the metal twisted and buckled, until, finally, the iron sprang from the tongs and fell to the ground.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander