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
Bratt’s team began to button up witness accounts and stress-test factual evidence against the law.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023
The attorney general said the companies needed to "button up their cybersecurity measures" to protect customers.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2022
She helped Laura and Mary undress and button up their red flannel nightgowns.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
