buckle down
Example Sentences
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If she can find a path to collective resilience in these dark times, I’d better suit up and buckle down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Let’s buckle down together, let’s remove barriers for each other and let’s go get it, all right?” he said to applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2025
“That’s a time to buckle down more than any time in the game,” Gray said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
"We can get there - but these companies better buckle down and they better get serious."
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023
Crick could then buckle down to his thesis task of investigating the ways that hemoglobin crystals shrink when they are placed in salt solutions of different density.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
