button up
Example Sentences
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"With the overtake mode, the driver behind can use the boost button up to I think 330km/h, where the guy in the front can only use it to 290km/h," Russell said.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
“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
Thinking fast, Antonia and Margarita hang bags around their necks and button up their coats over them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2022
“If brands don’t want to be a victim of these platforms, then they have to button up their distribution and reduce wholesale volumes to protect their image,” Solca said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2021
Carmen sat on the edge of the lumpy mattress to button up her brand-new boots.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
