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As things get hot the temptation is to ditch the layers, get out the shorts and unbutton the flowery shirt.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

The best tips were about using words first: “I need to unbutton your gown because I’m going to be scanning your chest, but I’ll keep you covered with this towel.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

Then McEnany laughed and asked her co-hosts for permission to unbutton what had become her too-tight blazer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025

Maggie Haberman’s new book, “Confidence Man,” reveals that in 2020, President Donald Trump wanted to unbutton his shirt to reveal a Superman T-shirt upon his emergence from Walter Reed Hospital after being treated for Covid.

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

“Food, glorious food. I can’t believe I’m telling you this, but I wish I could unbutton my pants.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

“She always does a really good job of changing his look just a little bit. He’s now more comfortable in his skin, so his bodyguard outfit is more fitted. He unbuttons the top button.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022

He has paced the sideline with the same vigor he played with, often sweating so much that he unbuttons his shirt and removes his tie in the second half.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2021

Proving how serious he is, he unbuttons his three shirt buttons and greets the groom with a very sincere, “What’s upppp.”

From Time ● Jan. 25, 2016

Five weeks later, in a heatwave, the Rhinoceros unbuttons his skin and goes for a swim.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2013

He unbuttons the top button of his shirt.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Two of our esteemed gubernatorial candidates, the cowboy and the dilettante, apparently could not find ties for the first debate Wednesday night, showing up with dress shirts casually unbuttoned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

She was spotted on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this year wearing a black dress and heels, while her husband showed up in ripped jeans and an unbuttoned shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

Sweat, who is 70, has a golfer’s tan, flinty eyes, and a shirt unbuttoned just a little too far.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025

Mr Brand did not speak to reporters and looked straight ahead as he entered the court building wearing a dark suit and unbuttoned shirt.

From BBC ● May 30, 2025

She unbuttoned her waist releasing a cascade of foaming white embroidered ruffles and dark pink ribbon.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

After unbuttoning his jersey to unveil an “I’m From Cleveland” T-shirt, Kelce wound up and then bounced his pitch halfway to the plate.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

“Most people don’t mind loosening their sleeve or unbuttoning their shirt slightly.”

From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2021

Goldblum has suggested in interviews that this great unbuttoning was spontaneous, but whether it is, the effect is the same.

From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2020

Instead, it began funereally, then segued to revelry, then to fireside unbuttoning, and ended not only with horror but with broken hearts across the realm.

From The New Yorker ● May 6, 2019

Henry began unbuttoning his shirt as he walked toward the bathroom.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez