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Recent Examples of buttonhole
Washington — In December 2022, Paul Whelan was sitting in a factory at a Russian labor camp in Mordovia, more than seven hours east of Moscow, adding buttons and buttonholes to winter coats.
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Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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
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
Place the button in its original position on the fabric, aligning it with the empty buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
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Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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
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
Place the button in its original position on the fabric, aligning it with the empty buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for buttonhole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttonhole
Noun
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The design also featured a daring cleavage-baring keyhole cutout adorned with a gold flower embellishment.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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Dressed in a revealing keyhole dress and towering beehive wig, Carpenter comes to Simon Says for the ambience and the chance to dress in drag.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pino tucks his thumbs in the armholes of his bullet-proof vest like a Wild West sheriff.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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This wardrobe staple resembles a muscle tee with its large armholes and oversized fit, yet has a flattering silhouette that lends femininity.—
Christina Shepherd McGuire,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2024
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Power, input, settings, profile, and Google Assistant buttons sit above the pad, alongside a pinhole microphone.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Feb. 2025
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Contaminated cooling water sometimes leaks to the interior through pinholes or poor seams and introduces bacteria that cause spoilage.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The toddlers had suffered puncture wounds and lacerations to their arms and legs, while an 18-year-old woman also had a minor injury to her arm, the release stated.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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An autopsy suggested Camarena's death was caused by a puncture through the skull and into the brain, likely from a steel rebar or tire iron.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In one room, Elliott, eyes squinting and face slicked with sweat, lies on his belly on a makeshift platform watching the street through a large, jagged peephole punched in the wall.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Just slip this over the interior door’s peephole and rest assured knowing that no one can use a device to see in.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
27 Jan. 2022
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In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement.—
Steven Litt,
cleveland,
4 July 2021
Noun
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Military Memorials Located at the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery is the Military Women’s Memorial, which recognizes the contributions of the more than three million women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces since the American Revolution.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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The house also features a catering kitchen with a private entrance and bar for large events.—
Laura Kinsler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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The quarantine area extends along the California coastline from Oregon to the Mexican border — including all bays, inlets and harbors in Los Angeles County, according to public health officials.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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West Side On a map, Antigua vaguely resembles an oblong circle, its jagged coastline interrupted by bays, peninsulas, and tiny inlets that hide each of its 365 beaches.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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“Buttonhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttonhole. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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