hankie
Example Sentences
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Biden coughed, took out a hankie and discreetly blew his nose.
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2022
In the latest installment of our Designer D.I.Y. series, the designer embroiders a lover’s hankie.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 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
The Dodgers have Kershaw and Greinke and grab a hankie.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2014
He buried his face in a hankie, by turns lighting it on fire and then dousing the flames with his tears.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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