button up

Example Sentences

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Dressed in a crisp white button up shirt and khaki pants, Doncic sat next to Reaves on the bench.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

“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 button up royal blue tops feature yellow and black piping on the cuffs of the sleeves and around the neck.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Bratt’s team began to button up witness accounts and stress-test factual evidence against the law.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

I try to calm Mama, but my own hands are shaking so bad I can’t button up my dress.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez