had buttoned
- past perfect of button.
Example Sentences
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There was also hopeful talk that the underground in Cuba, realizing that the invasion was foredoomed, had buttoned up and managed to weather the storm.
From Time Magazine Archive
A.F. of L.'s annual convocation had buttoned up its coats and gone home.
From Time Magazine Archive
I had buttoned up the collar and tied the belt, apronlike, in back.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
He was dressed in a blue coat, buff waistcoat, a sort of baggy grey or thunder-and-lightning trousers, over which he had buttoned a pair of long black gaiters.
From Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Surtees, Robert Smith
I speak for myself and that infernal fleece lining, which I had buttoned back into its proper place.
From Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
