handkerchief
Example Sentences
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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 landed it on a handkerchief," says Aiken.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
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
In addition to his customary thick glasses, he wore a handkerchief tied ’round his nose and mouth, like a bandit.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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