Example Sentences

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Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust told the BBC that while UK vascular access guidelines do not recommend buttonholing, they "do not specifically state that it is contraindicated".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024

They’ve had mixed success buttonholing people on the street to pose.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2023

A young William Boeing showed up day after day, buttonholing every pilot he could for a skyride.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2023

Later, both of them could be seen on the Senate floor buttonholing colleagues and talking through possible revisions to the bill.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021

Sir George in a corner is buttonholing Frederic and saddening him with last accounts of the Scapegrace.

From April's Lady A Novel by Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe