buttonhole
Example Sentences
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"Since I was born I have never experienced stable power supply. We call ourselves the giant of Africa but we can't fix electricity," complains Mr Adah as he works on a buttonhole.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2023
For days as the historic floor fight played out, Mr. McCarthy had remained in his seat and dispatched allies to buttonhole the remaining holdouts privately.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023
She bounced around from L.A. factory to L.A. factory, avoiding wage theft and dodging sweatshops, before finally finding a job as a buttonhole operator on a production line, earning a decent wage.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2022
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
“Sir?” said Cholly, trying to find a buttonhole.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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