buckle
Example Sentences
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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
Yet if the first month of 2026 can be any guide to the rest of the year, investors might want to buckle up.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 1, 2026
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
In Texas and the mid-Atlantic, several power plants have gone offline because of the cold, but it hasn’t yet caused the grid to buckle.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
She simply allowed her legs to buckle beneath her, sinking to the chessboard linoleum floor.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing buckle
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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