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
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
Mrs. Wigginbottom’s jowly face peered over my aunt’s shoulder, looking red and weepy as she pressed a white hankie to her nose.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
