button up
Example Sentences
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“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
Bratt’s team began to button up witness accounts and stress-test factual evidence against the law.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2023
Time to grab his baseball bat, button up his Detroit Tigers uniform, and head to the Home Run Park batting cages in Anaheim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
The attorney general said the companies needed to "button up their cybersecurity measures" to protect customers.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2022
I put my glass down and grab the remote, clicking the volume button up, up, up.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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