hankie
Example Sentences
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Biden coughed, took out a hankie and discreetly blew his nose.
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 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
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
He swiped his hankie across his slick forehead and waved me on with a bouncing nod and smile.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
