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How to use buttoning in a sentence

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The steward was buttoning another vest over his ample body as he approached, bending forward to meet the storm.
He pulled on his vest, buttoning it quickly, then the topcoat, and tied on his neckerchief.
He washed up and stood in front of the mirror, buckling this, buttoning that.
I am buttoning my skirt with fingers that are trembling, and my voice seems to be coming from a great distance.
I pulled up to my ex-house and parked in the lavish driveway, buttoning my jacket as I walked up, roses in one hand, keys in the other.
She lay one across the back of the chair and began buttoning Wilhelm into the other as though he were a doll.
There was apparently to be a return to popularity of the three-quarter tunic buttoning down the back and the straight skirt.
James now stood in front of a mirror buttoning a white oxford shirt, and thinking about what he was going to say at the funeral.
If your electric heat comes from coal, buttoning up your house from standard insulation to super-duper can prevent the burning of 23 tons a year.
Imagine my reaction then as I stumble out of the cupboard buttoning up the flies on my jeans and two secretaries are walking past.
We like its delicate pearly buttoning, it rounded neckline and it comfortable fabric.
It has a complete opening at the front buttoning left over right and has two inset breast pockets, which can be closed with a slide fastener.
The bride looked radiant in an ivory gown of duchess satin, consisting of a bodice top with an overlay of embroidered lace and buttoning detail on the back.
Funny owls have been invited onto this beautifully refined blouse: a stand-up collar, toned-in buttoning and cuffs tightened with large bows.
It has long, wide sleeves, a V-shaped neckline, opens all the way down the front and can be closed by buttoning right over left.
Some people experience difficulty with simple tasks requiring manual dexterity such as buttoning a shirt, writing, or turning a key in a lock.
That unencumbered air of obliviousness befits a man who is wise to the ways of instant soup, but incapable of buttoning up his shirt.
Dungarees ethnic cotton, 2 sizes buttoning the straps and hips, plated back pockets, front pockets sides.
The individual high sided design creates a unique cocoon style sofa, with internal buttoning accentuating the contoured shape.
It cotton jersey, it is very comfortable and its front buttoning makes it easy to slip on.
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Examples from Classical Literature
The orderly dressed me in a quaint suit of pyjamas cut on the half shell and buttoning stylishly in the back, princesse mode.
Death by processes of congealment must carry an added sting if one had to die in a suit of pink rompers buttoning down the back.
Stacey was buttoning his coat with trembling hands, when Martha went up to him.
The buttoning and the belting, the lacing and the knotting, at an end, he put on the hat.
Alexander paced up and down the hallway, buttoning and unbuttoning his overcoat, until she returned and took him up to Hilda's living-room.
He glanced wistfully along the road towards the hills, and then set off walking obediently the other way, buttoning up his coat against the rain.
His hands, busily engaged in buttoning his gloves, did not clench.
John Brown, buttoning his surtout over the snug rotundity of his person, and drawing on his gloves.
Bildad said no more, but buttoning up his coat, stalked on deck, where we followed him.
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