have buttoned
- present perfect of button.
Example Sentences
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Traditionally Coke would have buttoned up term sheets before showing off new drinks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
If they were, they have buttoned their lips.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once they have buttoned up their dwellings against the cold, more and more conservation-minded homeowners are turning their attention to what would otherwise be the frills and extras of the energy saver's world.
From Time Magazine Archive
His cousin s wife, Ojiugo, had once said, “English people will live next to you for years but they will never greet you. It is as if they have buttoned themselves up.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I must not have buttoned my coat; it's flapping wildly behind me as I pedal.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
