buttonhole
Example Sentences
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"I would say that the buttonhole needling technique destroyed her life, certainly destroyed her health," says Dr Macanovic.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024
They have lunches, meet at conferences, buttonhole departmental women visitors, set up private Facebook pages and Slack channels, and are all over Twitter.
From Scientific American • Mar. 25, 2022
This opens the floor to everyone who has ideas — not just those with the loudest voices or the chutzpah to buttonhole leaders in passing to pitch their ideas.
From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2022
Statuary Hall — usually the loud and unruly gathering place for crowds of journalists who buttonhole lawmakers after the speech for instant reactions — will be empty and silent this year.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2021
He straightened his shoulders, placed the crystal snowdrop in the top buttonhole of his coat, now undone.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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