unbutton

Example Sentences

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The best tips were about using words first: “I need to unbutton your gown because I’m going to be scanning your chest, but I’ll keep you covered with this towel.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Then McEnany laughed and asked her co-hosts for permission to unbutton what had become her too-tight blazer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

GiAnn, one of three children along with Michael and Jerry Jr., recalled how their father would wear a Pop Warner football shirt underneath his work clothes, and would come home and unbutton the work shirt.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2022

Emily, Maplewood, NJ, creative director: I sit down in my office, close the door, and unbutton the uncomfortable pants I mistakenly decided to put on so I wouldn’t be in pajamas all day.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2020

How good it felt to drop his heavy satchel, unbutton the starched white shirt, tear off those stiff school shorts, and jump into the refreshing water!

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins