unbutton

Example Sentences

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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

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

The juror explained that whenever he would start a long cross-examination, he would unbutton his suit jacket.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2024

He began to unbutton his coat, and I waited to take it from him, but Dora called me from the bathroom to say that she needed my help drawing a mole on her chin.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri