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
When he dropped the hankie to the floor, there was inevitably a scramble amongst the audience to retrieve it.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2018
A large ruddy-faced man in a three-piece suit accented with a yellow hankie was at a third.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2017
He holds the hankie against the neck of the jug and tips the whole thing upside down.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
