on the button
Example Sentences
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In response, Ap Iorwerth told the first minister to "keep her fingers on the button and keep up with what's going on".
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
Law enforcement later found a single source of male DNA on the button snap of the Ka-Bar brand sheath, police have said since December.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023
“The finger on the button remains in Washington, but the voice is in the ear of Washington every hour of every day,” said Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute.
From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023
“It’s not like you just turn on the button, and you have vaccine ready, right? It takes time to get it done,” Kumar says.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 6, 2023
My hand was on the button, but I didn’t push it.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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