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Recent Examples of buttonhole
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.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
Maass traced her rounds, dressed in crisp blue-and-white stripes, white muslin cap with a black ribbon, thermometer pushed through a buttonhole.
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Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Many specialize in just one part of the production process, such as cutting collars, sleeves or buttonholes, said Giuseppe, while the most skilled are able to work on all parts of the garments.
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Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
While most of the seven buttons at the bottom were well-placed, six buttonholes showed loose threads upon close inspection.
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Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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
Many specialize in just one part of the production process, such as cutting collars, sleeves or buttonholes, said Giuseppe, while the most skilled are able to work on all parts of the garments.
—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
While most of the seven buttons at the bottom were well-placed, six buttonholes showed loose threads upon close inspection.
—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for buttonhole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttonhole
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Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, were believed to have been sleeping at a keyhole arch between Panther Beach and Yellow Back Beach northeast of Santa Cruz on June 10 when they were caught by the high tide, according to a Santa Cruz County fire captain.
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There was something fundamentally literary about this endeavor; where else does writing come from, if not the desire to peer through the keyhole of someone else’s mind?
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This loose-fitting garment, made from 100 percent cotton, not only allows air to pass through the material, but also in and out of the relaxed neck, armholes, and hem.
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It’s designed in a blend of recycled polyester and elastane jersey, with a crew neckline, vented hem, and armhole panels.
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An indirect viewing method, such as a pinhole projector to cast images of the Sun, can also be used to see the partial phases of the eclipse, NASA said.
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Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory.
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Sure enough, all tires were up and there were no obvious punctures or hissing sounds.
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Strike suffered a broken leg and a series of puncture wounds, WECT reports.
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Were the children subjected to the marshmallow test allowed to pursue such gratifying delights, or would merely touching the treats have demonstrated their surrender to short-termism, causing the psychologist who gazed at them through a peephole to return, disappointed?
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The main entrance is sealed by a forbidding steel gate, pierced only by a peephole through which the durwans can scrutinize would-be visitors.
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All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.
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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.
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Line dance at lunch The line inside Boss Hog on Tuesday stretched from the ordering counter to the entrance, which isn’t saying much since, according to Catawba County property records, the entire building is about 1,200 square feet.
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The explosion at an apartment building entrance in Monaco occurred late Monday.
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The result is that beaches to the south of the inlet deteriorate.
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An oceanside inlet dubbed Thunder Hole explodes with a plume of foamy surf as waves beat the shore.
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“Buttonhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttonhole. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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