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 attorney general said the companies needed to "button up their cybersecurity measures" to protect customers.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 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
When the coat puffed up, she’d quickly button up the spirit inside and hurry it home to the child’s body in bed.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
