buckled down

Example Sentences

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But when times were tough — as they were during the major recessions of the last few decades — younger workers buckled down and stayed at their jobs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Abrams homered in the ninth, but Dodgers closer Tanner Scott buckled down to secure his 15th save.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2025

“Whoever wasn’t buckled down, they were just launched into the air within the cabin,” said Dzafran Azmir, who was among the 211 passengers on board the London-to-Singapore flight that encountered deadly turbulence on Tuesday.

From New York Times • May 22, 2024

Although his bat obsession distracted Medellín Legorreta from his schoolwork, he eventually buckled down and earned a biology degree from UNAM.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2023

Later that fall, I buckled down and studied for a do-over test, going on to pass it handily.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama