“I carefully closed my jacket's zipper to keep warm in the cold weather.”

“There isn't much to say about loops, buttons, zippers, and drawstrings except that they should be sturdy and long-lasting.”

“Is winding up in the back of a taxi at four o'clock in the morning, fumbling ineptly with unfamiliar zippers a good sign?”

“Reaching down, I clasped both zippers with my thumbs and forefingers and pulled them until they met.”