button up
Example Sentences
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It was all about the cool dark shirt, the leather jacket, the black suit button up… I asked myself “how am I gonna be different here and also comfortable?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025
“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
The button up royal blue tops feature yellow and black piping on the cuffs of the sleeves and around the neck.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Bratt’s team began to button up witness accounts and stress-test factual evidence against the law.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2023
She takes her coat off the back of the chair, puts her arms in the sleeves, and starts to button up.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
