buttoned-up
Example Sentences
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Michigan Mike Rogers is a bit of a throwback to the pre-Trump GOP: a buttoned-up, country-club Republican from the George W. Bush era.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
But quickly, the coachmen took on the role of unofficial docents, recounting a much less buttoned-up version of Williamsburg’s history to the visiting public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
People who know Selig described him as buttoned-up and cordial, with a thoughtful rather than dogmatic approach to the legal questions around crypto and prediction markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Set in the buttoned-up town of Fallwell, Massachusetts, it’s a fizzy send-up of small-town sanctimony and monster-movie melodrama.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
They look serious, with suits on or sporting sharp ties against neatly buttoned-up shirts.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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