buckle under
Example Sentences
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When it rains, moisture seeps into fissures in the road and weakens the asphalt, which can break apart and buckle under the weight of passing cars and trucks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's government presents its first budget on Tuesday, a spending plan he says will provide "the answer" for an economy starting to buckle under US tariffs.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
The biscuit began to buckle under the weight of its own layers, the folds getting too heavy, too thin.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025
Experts warn infrastructure like roads can buckle under the extreme strain of enduring and recurring heat waves brought on by climate change.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023
We’d jump off the roof of the depot, using an army-surplus blanket as our parachute and letting our legs buckle under us when we hit the ground, like Dad had taught us real parachutists do.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
