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Example sentences for: buckle

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He may have thought that some countries would be afraid of his bluster and intimidation, they would withdraw the use of their bases or buckle under his intimidation.
We were easy prey for the safety crusaders who argued in the 1970s and '80s that drivers and their passengers could not be expected to buckle their seat belts and shoulder belts, and that the recalcitrant car companies should be required to install "passive restraints."
, home to police officers and firemen; to Broken Arrow, Okla., on the buckle of the Bible Belt.
Cell growth continues beyond this point however forcing the fiber shaft to supercoil into a free standing helix that contracts into a ball-like form [ 6 ] . Filaments that grow on the surface of a ball can buckle and initiate the outgrowth of fibers that remain anchored to the ball surface [ 7 ] . These too supercoil when they reach a critical length or when they encounter an external impediment to their twisting.
More fathers need to buckle down on the home front, which would improve the attitude and motivation of mothers too.