buttonhole
Example Sentences
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“Out of Control,” which in 1979 had jabbing, buttonholing electric guitar and bass lines, has become a cozy, cheerfully strummed self-affirmation, very much in control.
From New York Times
Later, both of them could be seen on the Senate floor buttonholing colleagues and talking through possible revisions to the bill.
From New York Times
A lawmaker who referred to insurrectionists as tourists refused to shake his hand after the officer buttonholed him in an elevator.
From Washington Post
Seeing the minister walk back in, Oumar buttonholed her and asked what would become of their proposals.
From New York Times
But politicians are politicians, and so they pressed the flesh because they simply cannot stop campaigning and buttonholing.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
