handkerchief
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His repeated attempts to flex expensive restaurant bills and hardman tough talk land like a waterlogged handkerchief after he’s spent song after song cataloging all the specific ways we’ve all hurt his feelings.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
He says he knows from experience the perilous nature of racing, with jockeys balanced over a saddle the size of a large handkerchief and horses bunched together running up to 40 miles an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Afterwards Nawat appeared at a press conference wearing a tuxedo and openly weeping as he theatrically dabbed his eyes with a handkerchief, claiming he had been "betrayed".
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
The suspect wore black, his face covered by a handkerchief, Barrientos said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
With my handkerchief, I dried my face the best I could, walked over, and sat down on the porch by my grandpa.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Decades ago, the air was so polluted that her children wore handkerchiefs over their mouths when they went to school.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Henry VIII, who reigned from 1509 to 1547, went through wives like handkerchiefs, in the process breaking with Rome and sparking the English Reformation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Once there, the players frantically waved white table handkerchiefs above their heads to a live rendition of Freed From Desire expertly played by the in-house saxophonist.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
Mirojnick dressed him in exactingly tailored suits made from ultra-fine woolens and put monograms on his shirts, handkerchiefs and even the labels inside his clothes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
I stood in front of them for hours as they ranted to the passing parades about the wonders under their tents and handkerchiefs.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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