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How to use buttonhole in a sentence
The details are all business, including four-hole buttons that never loosened or stretched the buttonholes during months of daily wear and regular washing.
It was impossible to build a relationship at the bedside or buttonhole doctors on their rounds, the way they could have in non-pandemic times.
Dutifully and admiringly, she records what would easily go unnoticed — the stitching on a buttonhole, the irregularities of a shadow.
World class: Remembering legendary travel writer Jan Morris | Liza Weisstuch | December 10, 2020 | Washington Post
Samuel P. Jacobs talks to Ken Mehlman about how he helped buttonhole and raise bucks for victory.
And there on the quay, with a flower in his buttonhole and a smile on his fat face, stood Mr. Ras Fendihook.
Jaffery | William J. LockeCut the buttonhole slot, then punch a hole at the end with an ordinary belt punch.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousIn making the buttonhole stitch, keep the needle close against the metal edge of the guide, as shown.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousIt is almost impossible to make a perfect buttonhole in the ordinary manner by hand without a guide.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | Various"You will find out by and by," said Uncle William, coming in with a red rose in his buttonhole.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley Leonard
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