Example Sentences

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Traditionally Coke would have buttoned up term sheets before showing off new drinks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Appearing remotely via video-link wearing a partially buttoned pale blue shirt, Brand, the ex-husband of popstar Katy Perry, only spoke to confirm his name and his date of birth.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

A year after graduating, he began designing menswear at Stirling Copper and was responsible for the body-hugging, buttoned trousers Sir Mick Jagger wore during The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter tour in 1969.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

“He knows how to walk a deal through step by step to make sure that everything is complete and buttoned up,” Buss said, “and that’s exactly what happened.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

He buttoned up his coat jauntily and Francie saw that he wore their father’s signet ring.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith