buckling

Example Sentences

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Heavy industry in the Gulf and Europe is buckling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

They’re given to those buckling under the wretched weight of their surrounding world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The ACL acts as a stabilizer in the knee, preventing it from buckling and keeping the tibia from moving too far forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

As subscriber growth slows, Big Streaming is buckling down on revenue maximization and pulling back on its free-spending ways.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

I backed away from the window and walked around the block twice, till my knees stopped buckling.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger