Example Sentences

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A.F. of L.'s annual convocation had buttoned up its coats and gone home.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

I had buttoned up the collar and tied the belt, apronlike, in back.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

By the time Barnaby had buttoned up and wiped his eyes, I had succeeded in standing in my shoes.

From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick

“A little bother of a Blossom in a pink dress,” laughed Judith, as she buttoned the small garments with the swift, deft fingers that had buttoned them for six years.

From Judith Lynn A Story of the Sea by Donnell, Annie Hamilton