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unbuttoned

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verb

past tense of unbutton

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of unbuttoned
Adjective
George Kittle wore a dark blue suit jacket and pants over a loose, unbuttoned white dress shirt. Ada Tseng, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025 Take a cue from Margot Robbie, who recently stepped out in New York with a smart approach to layering: the actor wore a boxy Bottega Veneta blazer and, underneath it, an unbuttoned cream shirt and white tee. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025 Propped up in a bright red chair, Jennifer — who is currently pregnant with her third child — can be seen smiling and dancing along with the men in unbuttoned shirts surrounding her. Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025 At the center of it all, John Summit — tanned, smiling, his shirt unbuttoned to a chest level that suggested a regular workout routine — threw up heart hands while manning the cockpit of CDJs before him. Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unbuttoned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbuttoned
Verb
  • The flag Each year, Hudson's unfurled the biggest American flag in the world.
    Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Fangio immediately sent five rushers, and Daniels unfurled a 51-yard completion to Dyami Brown, who beat Slay deep downfield.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • For example, Bolden styled him in a full khaki Zegna suit with an unfolded lapel, popped collar and gold jewelry.
    Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 21 Dec. 2024
  • My bed is unmade, a pile of unfolded laundry sits over my right shoulder, and a $9.99 Muhammad Ali poster hangs on my wall.
    thehustle.co, thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Certain buttons will also come in a wider variety of shapes, and the labels will have varying text weights.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
  • The brand has sprung into comfy shoe stardom with a wide variety of comfortable flats, stylish sandals, and more.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • In an unsealed indictment, authorities claim Moore and at least one unnamed person had planned to kidnap Sherman to obstruct upcoming proceedings in her divorce case.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 May 2025
  • An unsealed indictment revealed the Ivy League grad, who is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, is now facing federal charges of stalking, murder through use of a firearm and a firearms offense.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • If the absence of Succession has left a dark and gaping hole in your heart, formerly filled by the epic, desperate machinations of the one-percent: tune in.
    Vogue, Vogue, 19 July 2024
  • And that is just a gaping fundamental hole with the entire structure.
    David Pogue, CBS News, 30 June 2024

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“Unbuttoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbuttoned. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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