buckling
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of buckling
C20: from German Bückling
Example Sentences
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They’re given to those buckling under the wretched weight of their surrounding world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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
Treasurys sparked alarm that the bond market might finally be buckling under the pressure of outsize U.S. borrowing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
Mahan has a way of describing the buckling blow to Las Vegas’ economy.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025
She kept his gaze when she moved her other hand beneath her chest, and bit down on the scream of pain as she pushed upward, her shoulder nearly buckling.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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