kerchief

Example Sentences

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And as early as 1617, when the teenage Velázquez painted a kitchen maid with umber skin and a white kerchief, Spain clearly had developed an art market for paintings depicting people of color.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

An elderly woman in a kerchief, helped off the train, walked away in silence.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2022

With his affectation for a kerchief tied around his neck and popped-collar jacket, Bogdanovich cut a singular figure as he often made public appearances to speak about his films or those of his filmmaking heroes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2022

They ranged in age from elderly women to a pre-teen girl, who wore a green kerchief wrapped around her neck.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2019

We have only to stretch out our hand and desire, and what we wish for settles like a kerchief in our palm.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson