hankie

Example Sentences

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Biden coughed, took out a hankie and discreetly blew his nose.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 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

In these post-truth times, journalists are fighting the equivalent of a firestorm with a bottle of water and a wet hankie.

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2017

“The smell is particularly wretched today,” declared a pretty, blond lady, pressing a lace hankie to her nose to keep the stench away.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan