kerchief

Example Sentences

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And as early as 1617, when the teenage Velázquez painted a kitchen maid with umber skin and a white kerchief, Spain clearly had developed an art market for paintings depicting people of color.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

An elderly woman in a kerchief, helped off the train, walked away in silence.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2022

With his affectation for a kerchief tied around his neck and popped-collar jacket, Bogdanovich cut a singular figure as he often made public appearances to speak about his films or those of his filmmaking heroes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2022

They ranged in age from elderly women to a pre-teen girl, who wore a green kerchief wrapped around her neck.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2019

As she spoke, she shoved Rivka away, untied the knot of the kerchief with trembling fingers, and retied it about her own head.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen