had buttonholed
- past perfect of buttonhole.
Example Sentences
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Only one character in “Sign” identifies as Black, which surprised white critics who had buttonholed Hansberry as a writer devoted to Black characters.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
Daviau had buttonholed two board game fans to play the game with us—a mathematician with more than 2,500 games in his collection and an engineer who has been coming to the Gathering for 15 years.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2016
The Silesian ambassador was seen in very earnest conversation with a young man attached to the Silesian Embassy; and the Minister of War had buttonholed young Lanning.
From The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles by Brebner, Percy James
John had buttonholed old Devine; Jinny and Agnes were still lost in domesticities.
From Australia Felix by Richardson, Henry Handel
In another corner was the general, holding forth to a group of hearers, among them Ptitsin, whom he had buttonholed.
From The Idiot by Martin, Eva M.
