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

She yanked her hankie out of her pocket and dabbed at herself over and over and said, “How can you ask me about things like that?”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly