hankie
Example Sentences
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They got a kiss, a scarf or a perspiration-filled hankie in return, keeping the crowd in a frenzy for the full hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
He is the picture of success, in a three-piece suit, pocket hankie and a white fedora.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2022
“Keep your hankie in your bag; it’s not meant to be twisted.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2020
When he dropped the hankie to the floor, there was inevitably a scramble amongst the audience to retrieve it.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2018
She even took a hankie she tied to the strap of her undershirt and cried into it.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
