buck

Example Sentences

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Shares of Walmart were up 0.8% in recent afternoon trading Thursday, to buck the weakness in the overall stock market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

It sure looked like closely guarded national security information was being used to make a quick buck.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

"They didn't get much bang for their buck," he says, adding that he "suspects" whoever fired it "hit what they were aiming at".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

"Yes, I do worry a bit, especially because there's now a whole cottage industry of companies that try to make a big buck and make it even simpler to install OpenClaw," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

On the far side of the rubble that had fallen in from the shaft was lying the inert body of a buck.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams