handkerchief
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Dishes in the sink, yellowed newspapers stacked waist high, and a soiled handkerchief next to a sagging armchair.
From Literature
I see Amina wipe the tears from her eyes with her handkerchief, and I feel bad that such fine fabric is being filled with sorrow, hers and mine.
From Literature
Her history of Kleenex tissues is a tour de force: We learn that the Kimberly-Clark Corp., which owns Kleenex, played on the fear that reusable handkerchiefs were essentially wads of tuberculosis germs.
A man desperately searching for a handkerchief while trying to stifle a sneeze, the world’s oldest magician making a comeback — these hilarious bits require no context.
From Los Angeles Times
"He landed it on a handkerchief," says Aiken.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
