button down

Example Sentences

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“Everybody needs to stop hitting that panic button down there.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

A white, short-sleeved button down top decorated with red poppy flowers screams in the center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2022

But no worries — his journey in no way obliges him to button down or up.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021

And if your partner chooses to hold their button down for four seconds and “cancel your desire,” you’ll be left thinking about what’s going on inside their head instead of simply having a conversation.

From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2019

Using it to hold the alarm button down, I pull open the door and use a brick leaning against the wall to keep it open.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott