unbutton

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Recent Examples of unbutton This technique allows stage actors to tear off their clothes during short scene changes during a play, instead of wasting precious time unbuttoning them. Alex Haddon, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2024 Visitors this year have included Billie Jean King, Judy Murray, Sir Trevor Nunn, and Dustin Hoffman, who loosened his necktie and unbuttoned the top button of his shirt during the final match of his afternoon last week. Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 11 July 2024 After a taste of the Da Bomb hot sauce, Klum stunned an unassuming Evans by unbuttoning her denim top to fan herself off from the heat. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 June 2024 However, they’re placed on the sides of the legs so shoppers can have the option to wear the dress as is or to unbutton the sides for an easy-breezy, leg-baring look. Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 27 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unbutton
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbutton
Verb
  • Then, unzip the mattress on all three sides and start filling it with each layer.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
  • When not unzipped and opened, the bags fold into flat, space-saving rectangles.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Chisolm immediately dropped his bat and unfastened his elbow guard.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mayfield rolled right with plenty of time before unfurling a long throw that threaded between Blankenship and rookie safety Drew Mukuba and struck Emeka Egbuka in stride for a 77-yard touchdown.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Thierry Lemaire’s Mineral Origins At his gallery in the center of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Thierry Lemaire, who also designs for Fendi Casa, unfurled his Mineral Origins exhibition.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Raven is ever attentive to the imaging of the West as a kind of battleground, where surveillance (and the camera’s inexorable links to the military apparatus) tussles with sentimentality in a centuries-long project from which the national psyche cannot seem to unlatch.
    Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Emptying the dustbin was hassle-free, with clear arrow stickers showing exactly where to unlatch.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While every government shutdown unfolds differently, essential services that protect life and property typically remain operational.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That playoff triumph, however, unfolded with fans absent from Petco Park due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Also, unclench your butt. Take some big, deep breaths throughout the day to soften your pelvic floor muscles; then work on stretching with a deep squat or yoga poses like child's pose or happy baby pose.
    Marielle Segarra, NPR, 26 June 2025
  • Your stiff limbs begin to unclench, as if death is slowly losing its hold on you.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Unbutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbutton. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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