buckled
Example Sentences
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Oil output buckled under the weight of the sanctions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
UCLA’s offense got off to a sluggish start against San Diego State, but its defense never buckled and the Bruins eventually earned a lopsided win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The last remaining big Wall Street holdouts have buckled under.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
A year later, Bosnian President Biljana Plavsic buckled to international pressure and dismissed him.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
