unbutton
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As things get hot the temptation is to ditch the layers, get out the shorts and unbutton the flowery shirt.
From BBC ● May 22, 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
The juror explained that whenever he would start a long cross-examination, he would unbutton his suit jacket.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2024
On the crowded subway, Sandy helps Jonni unbutton his sweater so he can slide off his backpack.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2019
“Oy,” Dovid muttered as I leaned down to unbutton my shoes.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
“She always does a really good job of changing his look just a little bit. He’s now more comfortable in his skin, so his bodyguard outfit is more fitted. He unbuttons the top button.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
He has paced the sideline with the same vigor he played with, often sweating so much that he unbuttons his shirt and removes his tie in the second half.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2021
Proving how serious he is, he unbuttons his three shirt buttons and greets the groom with a very sincere, “What’s upppp.”
From Time ● Jan. 25, 2016
Five weeks later, in a heatwave, the Rhinoceros unbuttons his skin and goes for a swim.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2013
Amidst the panic, she calmly unbuttons her coat and removes it, tossing it with a delicate gesture toward the burning chair.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Chabria: Becerra in a conservative red tie; Hilton with his trademark unbuttoned shirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Reynolds shows a flamboyant cavalryman, leaning on his sword, his red coat unbuttoned to show his cream waistcoat and breeches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Sweat, who is 70, has a golfer’s tan, flinty eyes, and a shirt unbuttoned just a little too far.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
His white shirt is unbuttoned far enough to display a diamond-encrusted necklace with the crest of his beloved football club, Celtic.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
Major Marais unbuttoned my collar, loosened and then removed my tie, and then, standing behind me, tied it in a double Windsor knot.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
After unbuttoning his jersey to unveil an “I’m From Cleveland” T-shirt, Kelce wound up and then bounced his pitch halfway to the plate.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
“Most people don’t mind loosening their sleeve or unbuttoning their shirt slightly.”
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2021
It both made sense and made no sense at all, and I tried to imagine those dads, composing their notes and then calmly unbuttoning their shirts and heeling away their shoes.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 29, 2014
Perry himself wears a jacket — sometimes a tie — but he'll soon be unbuttoning his collar.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2011
Henry began unbuttoning his shirt as he walked toward the bathroom.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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