Use "bucked up" in a sentence

1. The second 150 joules shot through him, Paul’s thin teenage torso bucked upward like a wild bronco at a rodeo

2. That didn’t seem to bother Josh much, as he continued to lead me down the shore without much care in the world, but I knew I would have to eventually answer, so I bucked up and said, A little

3. The thing’s hindquarters gave out for a second, then it bucked up, started to trot drunkenly