buckling

Example Sentences

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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

Chinese food-delivery giant Meituan swung into the red for the first time in nearly three years, buckling under the costs of a brutal price war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Mahan has a way of describing the buckling blow to Las Vegas’ economy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

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