unbutton

Example Sentences

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"Right now he's in such a punishment cell ... and the reasons why they put him there is for example, he unbuttoned the top button of his shirt," she said.

From Reuters

One crisp white shirt was worn unbuttoned to reveal a black cravat, then tucked into natty pinstriped pants with a black-and-white-striped silk bathrobe tied atop it all, a pair of matching spats below.

From New York Times

Then the woman smiled, and unbuttoned her jacket to reveal her necklace.

From New York Times

On Friday, fans in the south stands picked out a guy with an unbuttoned shirt on the north side and started a chant of “hairy chest!”

From Seattle Times

Actually, the excitement begins on the cover, designed to drop jaws: a close-up of the torso of a seated man in a deep green corduroy shirt unbuttoned to reveal his chest and abs.

From Washington Post