How to Use button in a Sentence

button

1 of 2 noun
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  • He took off his tie and undid the top button of his shirt.
  • I lost a button on my jacket.
  • With a fax machine, you can send a document across the country with the touch of a button.
  • Will you please push the ‘play’ button on the CD player?
  • If the information on the registration form is correct, click the ‘OK’ button.
  • Some can change their stripes at the push of a button, some can fold in half.
    — Verge Staff, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024
  • There are a whole bunch of buttons on the wheel, hand controls in the cockpit.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Tape the bow onto the top of the card, making sure it's centered with the buttons.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 31 May 2023
  • To use it on iPhones, swipe left on the shutter button in the Camera app.
    — William Neff, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Collars came in stiffer fabric and attached to the rest of the body with buttons.
    — Melvin Backman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Keep in Mind The touchscreen buttons aren’t backlit and can be hard to read.
    — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The dress cinches at the waist and features a collar and black buttons.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 31 July 2023
  • Simply press the button on the handle to empty it out into the trash.
    — Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • From the creation of the music, to the surface of the floor, to everyone’s hairstyle, to the details with the buttons and the bows and the snaps and the zippers.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023
  • The beaters are easy to remove with the one-press button, and they can be tossed in the dishwasher.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The glass top slides back at the press of a button, and closes again to protect the atrium from rain—or, in this case, foam.
    — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The latest appliances can chop, shred, slice, grind, grate, dice, knead, and puree at the touch of a button.
    — Emily Peck, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The coat has a gold zipper and button closure and two front pockets to keep your hands warm.
    — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Delete all files in your trash by clicking the Empty button in the top right corner.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2024
  • No need to contend with zippers or buttons, these trousers pull up and help shape and lift.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Scott isn’t the first rapper to hit the repeat button during a concert.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Instead, point the nozzle away from the object, press down on the spray button, move past the object, and stop or move back.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2023
  • The buttons are quite small though, and may prove a little fiddly for some people.
    — Rachael Hogg, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2023
  • To make sure it’s activated, press and hold the test button.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2023
  • With the press of a button, the Ororo jacket heats up within 54 seconds.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The Barista Touch is designed for the home barista who wants to program in their own custom drinks and access them at the touch of a button.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The size of the walkie-talkie and its buttons are perfect for small hands—without being too small for teens and parents.
    — Emily Isaacs, Parents, 14 June 2023
  • The small machine makes tasty beverages at rapid speed with the touch of a single button.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • The store used fabrics, buttons and trim shipped directly from Chanel in Paris to recreate the look.
    — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Keycaps Keycaps are the plastic, lettered buttons that make up the face of the keyboard.
    — Chris Coke, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023
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button

2 of 2 verb
  • The skirt buttons on the side.
  • He rarely buttons the top button on his shirt.
  • Will you button the baby's jacket for her?
  • Select your state and click the signup button on the next page.
    — oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2023
  • They can be pulled on over your head or buttoned down the front.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Through TigerOT, Hunter has learned to put on his socks and to button his pants.
    — Aaron Reiss, kansascity, 4 May 2018
  • The slim fit looks equally good left open or buttoned all the way up.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2023
  • And Gripin’ John, aka Coach Cal, needs to keep his lips buttoned down.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Use the Play Now button to sign up, then bet $10 on the Bengals vs. Browns game.
    — Catena Media, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The Thunder are a way of life: hard-working and buttoned up.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 1 July 2018
  • Tie the ties together, snap on the snaps, button up the buttons.
    — Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2021
  • That was her idea to button the scene with a poignant moment like that.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2019
  • His is the face of a man who keeps his secrets close to the vest, and would button yours in even closer.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Wear it alone buttoned up, or open over a tank top, T-shirt, or dress.
    — Sarah Byron, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Add a button-down shirt, leave it untucked and don't button it all the way.
    — NBC News, 24 Oct. 2019
  • The Jaguars grabbed a quarterback with the first pick and now need to button down the edge protection.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Cardi is in a mint-green dress, slightly sheer and buttoned up to her neck.
    — New York Times, 11 Sep. 2019
  • LinkedIn Dolly is all buttoned up with a frilly scarf around her neck.
    — Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Nina Khrushcheva was clad in the simplest dress, which buttoned at the front.
    — Djurdja Bartlett, Smithsonian, 4 June 2019
  • The jacket of his navy suit was buttoned; a tiny American flag was pinned to his lapel.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2019
  • If Nashville was buttoned-up, the outlaws headed to Texas and cut loose.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 7 June 2019
  • Dear Heloise: To save time and for convenience, button all the buttons on a blouse except the top two.
    — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Because this year, 2020, was meant to be the year when he was supposed to button up all these issues.
    — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Hopefully, Mescal has time to button up his trousers in time for the Oscars next week.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
  • This floral blazer works as both a coat over jeans and a T-shirt, or buttoned up as a dress with heels.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Sep. 2018
  • Zuckerberg stood up and buttoned his suit jacket and walked away.
    — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The Dawson's Creek alum wore a silver net dress with long pieces of red velvet trim and a long black coat buttoned at the top.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Blake, who voiced the character Ox in the cartoon film, opted for his go-to button down and jeans look.
    — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 29 Apr. 2019
  • Young women dress in hoop skirts and old men button up waistcoats.
    — al, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Hit the Buy Now button in this article to start building your cart.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2022

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