buckle

Example Sentences

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There was also a pronounced buckle of Merino's ankle, which is something a VAR is looking for to indicate excessive force, and his boot was shifted back on the turf.

From BBC

Chinese food-delivery giant Meituan swung into the red for the first time in nearly three years, buckling under the costs of a brutal price war.

From The Wall Street Journal

The consultant says he predicts 2026 will be the year of AI dominated content on social media, adding: "If you thought that AI animal content was quirky, I think buckle up".

From BBC

The pressures on women to subsume their ambitions to patriarchal expectations are more familiar than the particular condition that drove Patrick to buckle under them.

From Los Angeles Times

Working as teams, people put the balloons together, tying knots, buckling clips and setting equipment into place.

From Seattle Times