buckling

Example Sentences

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Unlike East Germany, Poland and the other Communist bloc countries, North Korea hadn’t shown any signs of buckling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 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

When he had finished, drawing up his pants and buckling his belt, Bernabe knelt on the floor near the spider, watching it work.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols