Example Sentences

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Her porch had buckled under the extreme weight of the snow, and a large crack cut across her living room ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2023

In an interview, she said Mr. Clinton had buckled under pressure from Democrats in Congress, who worried they would lose elections by being portrayed as soft on crime.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2022

These reversals may not have been possible if Hawaii had buckled under and followed a different path.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2018

On Sunday he apologised in a Facebook video, saying he had "buckled at the crucial moment in our history. It wasn't right and I will forever regret it".

From BBC • May 14, 2018

As Boxwood dropped back on all fours, Blackberry saw that the hinge had buckled and risen just clear of the wood.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams