button down
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Walker often plays professional women forced to button down their emotions more than occasionally, in part because the struggle not to cry is considered more powerful, and interesting to watch, than the tears themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
An attendant in black dress pants, a white short-sleeve button down, and a tie asks if I want the $10 or extra bells and whistles $15 wash.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2024
Take Nathan Macintosh, an inauspicious-looking blond guy dressed in khaki pants, a white T-shirt and a button down.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
“Everybody needs to stop hitting that panic button down there.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
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
She is standing in front of The Barefoot Contessa with her dark hair coaxed into perky curls, wearing a matching aubergine button-down and skirt.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
At times, he gives off the air of a professor, donning blue blazers and short-sleeved button-down shirts as he quotes the political theorist Hannah Arendt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The entrepreneur, whose heritage is Persian, wore his hair in braids and a button-down Supreme shirt featuring Barack Obama.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
In 1992, the cover of Vogue’s 100th anniversary issue featured supermodels dressed in Gap white button-down shirts and jeans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
He’s kind of dressed up with a button-down shirt, but not a Darius and Ainsley kind of dressed up.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
