Example Sentences

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It’s good the NFL isn’t as buttoned up as it used to be regarding its public image, although it’s probably wishing this story would go away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Appearing remotely via video-link wearing a partially buttoned pale blue shirt, Brand, the ex-husband of popstar Katy Perry, only spoke to confirm his name and his date of birth.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

By keeping buttoned up about its plans and intentions, Team Trump appears to have spared itself the Pottery Barn rule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

A year after graduating, he began designing menswear at Stirling Copper and was responsible for the body-hugging, buttoned trousers Sir Mick Jagger wore during The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter tour in 1969.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Her cold fingers whispered across my chest as she buttoned my shirt.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys