hankie

Example Sentences

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He is the picture of success, in a three-piece suit, pocket hankie and a white fedora.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2022

When he dropped the hankie to the floor, there was inevitably a scramble amongst the audience to retrieve it.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2018

Don’t be afraid to dampen the lacy hankie for this one.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2018

In these post-truth times, journalists are fighting the equivalent of a firestorm with a bottle of water and a wet hankie.

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2017

I scrubbed my face with the last dry piece of Mr. O’Flanagan’s hankie and glanced back.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly