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

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

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2022

“Keep your hankie in your bag; it’s not meant to be twisted.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 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

Mrs. Wigginbottom’s jowly face peered over my aunt’s shoulder, looking red and weepy as she pressed a white hankie to her nose.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan