Examples of belly button in a Sentence
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Everlane’s take for tall girlies comes in two inseam options and an extra-high-waist cut that covers the belly button.
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Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
The under $35 mid-rise jeans are designed to sit right below the belly button and have a classic, everyday silhouette that goes with virtually everything.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Place the thumb side of your fist just below their ribcage and about two inches above their belly button (navel).
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
Man with gunshot wound at the scene Police sent to the shooting just before 4 p.m. on Monday found the man on the ground with a gunshot wound near his belly button.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2024
They're made of a Lycra spandex that wraps around and sucks in the waist, covering the belly button and giving you full butt coverage.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2024
Ideal for those who had a C-section, the waistband on this underwear is above the belly button so as to avoid the incision.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
Probst remembers the cocky applicant showing up for his Zoom interview with his shirt unbuttoned down to his belly button.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2023
Make your way to your belly button and massage the center of your stomach for a couple of minutes.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Feb. 2024
Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
The under $35 mid-rise jeans are designed to sit right below the belly button and have a classic, everyday silhouette that goes with virtually everything.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Place the thumb side of your fist just below their ribcage and about two inches above their belly button (navel).
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
Man with gunshot wound at the scene Police sent to the shooting just before 4 p.m. on Monday found the man on the ground with a gunshot wound near his belly button.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2024
They're made of a Lycra spandex that wraps around and sucks in the waist, covering the belly button and giving you full butt coverage.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2024
Ideal for those who had a C-section, the waistband on this underwear is above the belly button so as to avoid the incision.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
Probst remembers the cocky applicant showing up for his Zoom interview with his shirt unbuttoned down to his belly button.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2023
Make your way to your belly button and massage the center of your stomach for a couple of minutes.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Feb. 2024
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First Known Use
circa 1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Belly button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belly%20button. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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Kids Definition
belly button
noun
: the human navel
Medical Definition
belly button
noun
belly but·ton
-ˌbət-ᵊn 
: the human navel
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