Sentence examples for many buttonholes from inspiring English sources
Not many butterflies, but buttonholes & buttons come in small autumnal swarms... It's not that I think summer is perfect.
Once the shirts have been cut, however, many of the details (buttonholes, etc). are sewn by hand.
Before 1914, the orchid in the buttonhole of many German writers effortlessly became a badge for jingoism and war fervor; after 1918, retreat into the ivory tower and disdain for the "little men" played straight into the Nazis' hands.
In many areas, corsages and buttonhole posies are par for the course.
Since then, I've lost count of how many times I've been buttonholed by people telling me they've finally seen it and how great it is.
In Mingorrubio, a cemetery worker with the weary and suspicious air of someone who's been buttonholed by too many journalists watches a film crew set up a tripod.
She would be on hand, speaking and buttonholing elected officials on many issues, including reckless driving and pedestrian dangers.
Eventually I buttonholed Debbie Nathan, who spent many years in Texas as a reporter, about this oversight.
If you managed to buttonhole the big campaign contributors, many of them would say they are simply expressing their support for candidates and principles they believe in, and that they aren't seeking any rewards or favors in return.
Their opponents and a good many other passengers wore Fascist emblems in their buttonholes.
