buck

Example Sentences

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Trees crashed around them as the car bucked like an untrained horse.

From Literature

At the other end of the spectrum, previously lagging cyclical and defensive names outperformed the broader market this week, helping buck the downtrend for the major indexes.

From MarketWatch

But CEOs are paid the big bucks to look toward the long term, so that seems some way off.

From Barron's

Tech stocks have suffered in recent days, but one prominent name has managed to buck this trend: Apple.

From MarketWatch

As he was pondering that thought, the outhouse started bumping and bouncing like a bucking bronco.

From Literature