buckling

Example Sentences

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If you’re thinking about buckling up for safety, now would be a good time to jump into I bonds, especially if you were late to buy them before and missed the big upswing.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The Stanley FatMax hit the shelves with a blade a quarter-inch wider than the norm, allowing it to extend for 10 feet or more without buckling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The warnings come with Asia buckling under the strain of an energy supply crunch and fears over shortages of fertiliser and other industrial and agricultural components which pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Nigeria's health system is buckling under these pressures, Saidu added.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The bones of his leg were so weak that he needed to wear a fur-lined metal brace to prevent them from buckling, but they held up.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand