bucking

Example Sentences

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Although Cristle and Sunny’s paths don’t cross frequently, both are bucking certain tropes.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

And as the number of people in their 20s and 30s in the city increases, it is also bucking a national trend - as the country gets older, Newport remains young.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Data from the International Energy Agency underscored this U.S outlier status, with a 2.6% decline in domestic sales of plug-in vehicles bucking the global trend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies advanced on Monday, bucking days of stagnant trading after Strategy—one of the most significant digital asset market participants—suggested they may resume a buying spree.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The cows kept their bodies between him and the new calves, but occasionally a calf bolted away, bucking and leaping in a wide arc, returning finally to its mother when it tired of playing.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko