How to Use buttonhole in a Sentence

buttonhole

1 of 2 noun

• Bring the needle downward, and thread it through the opposite buttonhole and the shirt.
  — Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2020
• Maass traced her rounds, dressed in crisp blue-and-white stripes, white muslin cap with a black ribbon, thermometer pushed through a buttonhole.
  — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
• Insert the needle through the backside of the fabric, bringing it up through one of the buttonholes.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
• Available in plain white or three fun floral prints, this wraparound skirt ties high up on the waist, with a handy buttonhole that promises a secure fit.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
• Slip drapery rings through the buttonholes and then slide the rings on the curtain rod, or use curtain ring clips to attach the shower curtain.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2023
• Place the button in its original position on the fabric, aligning it with the empty buttonholes.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
• The pregnancy hair tie trick of looping a hair tie through the buttonhole of your pants and tying it around the button didn’t last me through my entire pregnancy.
  — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 9 Feb. 2024
• The buttons and buttonholes align and are sturdy, yet discretely hidden under an attractive fold.
  — WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
• To me personally, the buttonholes looked handmade.
  — Mohsin Sajid, Sourcing Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
• The paper tags had been removed, but a few plastic fasteners remained, protruding from various buttonholes on his sleeves and chest.
  — Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
• With six different stitch options to choose from—including a special four-step buttonhole feature—this machine is versatile enough for any and all of your stitching needs.
  — Popular Science, 21 Oct. 2020
• Plus, it’s easily affixed to baby’s neckline using the adjustable buttonhole closures.
  — Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
• Other factors to keep in mind include the sewing machines size, weight, included accessories, buttonhole options, and special features.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2022
• This aligns with the earlier 1872-1873 date and well before 1883 patent of the machine buttonholes.
  — Mohsin Sajid, Sourcing Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
• Afterward, the garments are made locally by a single jacket maker, trouser maker and buttonhole-finisher—each is touched by just four individuals.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
• Afterward, the garments are made locally by a single jacket maker, trouser maker and buttonhole-finisher—each is touched by just four individuals.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 June 2022
• Sonia Yanes focused on adaptive design, paying attention to details that were both functional and fashionable, like buttonhole pleats that compress and release.
  — Vogue, 23 May 2022
• Every shirt in the label’s Gold Line involves 35 hours of detailed handwork, including buttonholes that take 45 minutes of stitching each.
  — Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
• Given the designs’ relative simplicity, every buttonhole and pocket angle is deeply considered.
  — Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2021
• There are minor imperfections (the topmost of the polo’s four buttonholes arrived unfinished and a touch ragged) and the shirt’s large, soft collar, the only option, gets helplessly flummoxed under even a light blazer.
  — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2023
• Sporting a sophisticated color-block border and a discreet front placket that’s hiding buttonholes, the estate curtain conveys sophistication through its simple yet thoughtful design.
  — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
• Among a plethora of statement outerwear this season, the shearling coat — done in alpaca — came to the fore as an all-time classic to embrace, which Johnson presented in a mid-length suede version with 3D outlines for patch pockets and buttonholes.
  — Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025

buttonhole

2 of 2 verb

• The first time she was buttonholed by a consulting firm was freshman year.
  — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
• He then was buttonholed outside the hotel for his opinion on what happened.
  — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 13 June 2024
• As the meeting broke up, one key member of the promotion staff buttonholed me in the hallway.
  — Dan Beck, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
• So Susan, who had no interest in being widowed by the moon, buttonholed Kraft in his office.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
• At the late, lamented Toronado tavern, I was buttonholed by a stranger raving about Cellarmaker’s beers.
  — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
• Not long ago such an utterance would have been political suicide in a country with a pacifist identity, but her rallies were packed, and party volunteers were out en masse, distributing flyers and buttonholing passersby.
  — Jeff Kingston, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
• Before the show, the accountants buttonholed stage managers Gary Natoli and John Esposito to clarify.
  — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023