button-down
Example Sentences
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Walker often plays professional women forced to button down their emotions more than occasionally, in part because the struggle not to cry is considered more powerful, and interesting to watch, than the tears themselves.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
An attendant in black dress pants, a white short-sleeve button down, and a tie asks if I want the $10 or extra bells and whistles $15 wash.
From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024
“Everybody needs to stop hitting that panic button down there.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022
To take a series of photos, you can hold the capture button down or take the shots individually, and as you do, you’ll want to slowly move around the object to take various shots.
From The Verge • Apr. 4, 2022
Why, why, why do they have to hold the button down forever?
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
