buttonholing
- present participle of buttonhole.
Example Sentences
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But Mrs Kelsey's medical records, which BBC News has seen, show she suffered a great deal after she started buttonholing.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024
A young William Boeing showed up day after day, buttonholing every pilot he could for a skyride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Netanyahu continued the efforts until the last moment, according to reports from the chamber, buttonholing individual members overnight as the voting continued on more than 700 individual provisions.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2021
Gone were the theatrical hopefuls eagerly buttonholing visitors, and, with them, the barrage of fliers that can quickly weigh down a knapsack.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
No, indeed—I—" "Sir," said the Duchess, buttonholing him again, "I insist!
From The Amateur Gentleman by Farnol, Jeffery
