How to Use button in a Sentence

button

1 of 2 noun

• He took off his tie and undid the top button of his shirt.
• I lost a button on my jacket.
• With a fax machine, you can send a document across the country with the touch of a button.
• Will you please push the ‘play’ button on the CD player?
• If the information on the registration form is correct, click the ‘OK’ button.
• Press and hold the side button.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
• Tap the + button next to the text box.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
• The buttons and ports are in all the same places.
  — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
• The three buttons are used to set the date and time.
  — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
• The stalks have a bunch of buttons now and roller knobs.
  — Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 June 2026
• Two-thirds of the men pushed the button of their own free will.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
• Call Some bed alarms have call buttons.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
• Tap the More button (or three dots).
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
• Some can change their stripes at the push of a button, some can fold in half.
  — Verge Staff, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024
• There are more buttons on the back of the camera.
  — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
• Clarkson was the first to hit the red button.
  — Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2026
• Quickly press the button to jump from one to the next.
  — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
• There are four buttons at the bottom of the screen.
  — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
• Push a nearby button and hear a spiel.
  — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
• Red Beard opened the door to this box and pushed the button.
  — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
• Curtains can be drawn with the touch of a button.
  — Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
• The whole thing is about waiting to press that button.
  — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 May 2026
• Press the power button again to turn the router back on.
  — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
• Press the button to turn off the device.
  — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
• Think of this as your home's reset button.
  — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
• Just push a button to empty it.
  — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
• Poggi knew the right button to press.
  — Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
• Once the light changes, press the button on the new remote.
  — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
• Your hands won’t tire out too fast from pressing buttons.
  — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 12 Apr. 2026
• All the buttons have top-tier action.
  — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026

button

2 of 2 verb

• The skirt buttons on the side.
• He rarely buttons the top button on his shirt.
• Will you button the baby's jacket for her?
• They can be pulled on over your head or buttoned down the front.
  — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
• Select your state and click the signup button on the next page.
  — oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2023
• The slim fit looks equally good left open or buttoned all the way up.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2023
• That was her idea to button the scene with a poignant moment like that.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2019
• Wear it alone buttoned up, or open over a tank top, T-shirt, or dress.
  — Sarah Byron, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
• The top adds a preppy touch that looks relaxed yet buttoned up.
  — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026
• All of them were demurely buttoned right to the top.
  — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
• Young women dress in hoop skirts and old men button up waistcoats.
  — al, 16 Jan. 2022
• Zuckerberg stood up and buttoned his suit jacket and walked away.
  — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• Most of those issues got buttoned up in the contract.
  — Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
• Cardi is in a mint-green dress, slightly sheer and buttoned up to her neck.
  — New York Times, 11 Sep. 2019
• Trench coat buttoned to the TOP!
  — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2025
• Add a button-down shirt, leave it untucked and don't button it all the way.
  — NBC News, 24 Oct. 2019
• The button-up top can be worn open with a tank or buttoned up as a breezy cover-up.
  — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
• Wear buttoned as a pullover, open over a tee, or draped over a maxi dress for effortless style.
  — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
• It can be draped around the shoulders, layered over a tank top, or buttoned all the way up.
  — Emma Guillen, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
• LinkedIn Dolly is all buttoned up with a frilly scarf around her neck.
  — Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 24 Jan. 2020
• His is the face of a man who keeps his secrets close to the vest, and would button yours in even closer.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Apr. 2021
• Tie the ties together, snap on the snaps, button up the buttons.
  — Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2021
• Aprons are made with buttons in front, so the children can button them without help.
  — Rivka Galchen, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
• Suits in tan, gray and navy buttoned over ties of different patterns.
  — Natalia Alamdari, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
• Sometimes button down shirts, sometimes t-shirts.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
• Meanwhile, Chloé’s short style can be worn as a peacoat when not buttoned.
  — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
• Those who aren’t afflicted by the syndrome might think dark thoughts, but they are kept buttoned up.
  — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
• The dress’ pleated skirt, buttons down the front, and ribbon detail.
  — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
• The workwear essential doesn't have to feel buttoned up.
  — Ariel Bielsky, InStyle, 24 June 2026
• Cropped or long, belted or buttoned, patterned or plain—faux fur was the coat choice of many, if not most, this month.
  — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2026