buckle
Example Sentences
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Investors and consumers need to buckle down and brace for a lot more volatility ahead—especially when it comes to oil prices.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
Our safety adviser gives us clear advice - "if there's nowhere to shelter, get down on your belt buckle".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Johnson, like many, gasped when she saw Vonn’s knee buckle slightly on a jump during training Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
Although the term is clinically obsolete, examples of male peacocking are as close as the nearest bejeweled Patek Philippe, sterling-silver rodeo belt buckle or jumped-up, gold-plated pickup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
But Sophie didn’t buckle or turn her back on Germany’s politics.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Vocabulary lists containing buckle
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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