Examples of 'buttoned-up' in a sentence

Meaning of "buttoned-up"

buttoned-up - (verb) To be fastened or closed by buttons. This phrase is commonly used to describe someone who is very prim, proper, or formal in their appearance or behavior
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  • Conservative.
  • Carefully planned and executed.

How to use "buttoned-up" in a sentence

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buttoned-up
Buttoned-up at the front beneath the cleavage.
Still seem very buttoned-up and professional.
Buttoned-up gray shirt by the hot dog cart.
It will be a buttoned-up security operation.
Seems like a pretty big mistake in an otherwise buttoned-up crime.
Those buttoned-up types almost always are.
I present an image of a buttoned-up workaholic.
The main tactical flaw was the hatchless cupola, forcing the commander to fight buttoned-up.
My dad is the most buttoned-up guy you will ever meet.
The city will close us down if we do not keep buttoned-up.
Other reports had a more buttoned-up focus on changes to the museum itself.
It was a bit of a surprising question from a retailer known for its buttoned-up corporate culture.
But it was the kind of buttoned-up fun Henry would approve of.
Even a simple white t-shirt would look sophisticated when worn with this buttoned-up scarf.
Therese Tucker is not your usual buttoned-up CEO and entrepreneur.

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Buttoned-up for the big leagues.
One free app makes all the difference between buttoned-up video chats.
They are not buttoned-up football types.
Sets down phone Seems like a pretty big mistake in an otherwise buttoned-up crime.
She looks like a buttoned-up icebox.
All buttoned-up and quiet.
Some took his casual dress as a deliberate sneer at the buttoned-up Beltway community.
Buttoned-up like a bunch of martinets.
Maybe I will surprise everyone, like when you find out a buttoned-up librarian is actually super sexy.
The most buttoned-up guys … they are always the freakiest.
You are literally the most buttoned-up person I know.
In the buttoned-up sport of golf, Watson is different.
You are not some buttoned-up butler.
Otherwise, your social presence would be much too buttoned-up.
Think sexy in a buttoned-up kind of way.
He was the artistic, colorful foil to the studious, more buttoned-up Musk.
Sleeves down to the wrists, buttoned-up collars, and muted colors.
Those buttoned-up types almost always are . Let me.
But it was the kind of buttoned-up fun.
The beautiful and buttoned-up female puma is unlike anyone he 's ever met.
That is not bad, especially if you work in a buttoned-up atmosphere.
They imagine a conservative, buttoned-up society and are shocked by Tel Aviv 's nightlife.
She talks in a whisper. Looks like a buttoned-up icebox.
Mimi, the buttoned-up aunt who raised him and Julia, the prodigal mother.
Be quiet with your buttoned-up cuffs.
Despondent woman sitting across the table from me . This subdued, buttoned-up.
In an otherwise buttoned-up crime.
Those buttoned-up types almost always are. Let me… Let me start again.
If you are into buttoned-up.
The design is super buttoned-up - traditionally-structured, muted color palette, and minimalism at its best.
Well, maybe you are just a little too buttoned-up to get what we are about.
Buttock-clenching killjoy you try to make me out as . You know, I am not the buttoned-up.
I take it Billy 's not exactly the buttoned-up corporate type.
IBMers were buttoned-up organization men.
Yep, Mom logic even managed to win over my earnest, buttoned-up teacher.

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