bucking

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Rocket, the mortgage financing company that owns the home listings website Redfin, was bucking the trend.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Matt Rossell, a member of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, an animal welfare group, took the microphone and mentioned a recent incident at the Orange County Fair when a bucking bull suffered a fatal injury.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Sixteen minutes into “Obsession” — the massively popular, shoestring-budget horror film breaking box office records and bucking expectations left and right — writer-director Curry Barker gives it all away.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

SpaceX set a specific price of $135 per share for its initial public offering, bucking traditional IPO pricing methods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

That was partly it, and also he was afraid that in the flurry of bucking Gabilan might slip and fall on him and break his leg or his hip.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck