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Recent Examples of button-down This men’s long-sleeve button-down denim shirt comes in four different washes. Christopher Murray 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, 15 Sep. 2025 The man was alone and smartly dressed in a button-down shirt, khaki pants and professorial eyeglasses. John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025 The whole family opted for demure attire, with Bateman layering a chocolate brown button-down shirt over a black T-shirt, and Anka pairing a chic black vest with a slip skirt. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 Krasinski wore a tailored suit that consisted of a black blazer, pants and a black and white button-down. Hedy Phillips, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for button-down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
Adjective
  • Instead of heading to the ventanita and ordering the traditional hot cortadito, guests can now order iced and shaken cortaditos and cold foam coffees in flavors like Cuban S’mores, Guava Cold Foam, Maria Cookie Crumble and Honey Cortadito.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • At least under traditional censorship, content creators and consumers can know in advance which topics we’re not allowed to discuss.
    Onkar Ghate, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Kimmel last week sparked a firestorm via comments on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk that garnered a rebuke from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and his ABC suspension.
    Tara Suter, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Goodman credits much of Kirk’s shift from secular conservative pundit to unapologetically devout Christian with a megaphone to his wife Erika Kirk.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • At a conventional intersection, drivers are turning left, traffic is passing in both directions and a right turn on red might include a driver who doesn’t see a pedestrian crossing with the light, Bryson said.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The duo poured cups of coffee from a rotation of conventional café spaces, such as Milwaukee Caffé, and unconventional ones, like Savvy Chic, a clothing and homeware boutique in Eastern Market.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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