button up
Example Sentences
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“It was never particularly clear what constitutional theory undergirded the oath of office charges. I suspect the DA’s office will button up their theory and go back to the grand jury.”
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024
Bratt’s team began to button up witness accounts and stress-test factual evidence against the law.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2023
Time to grab his baseball bat, button up his Detroit Tigers uniform, and head to the Home Run Park batting cages in Anaheim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
The attorney general said the companies needed to "button up their cybersecurity measures" to protect customers.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2022
When the coat puffed up, she’d quickly button up the spirit inside and hurry it home to the child’s body in bed.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
