armband

noun

arm·band ˈärm-ˌband

: a band worn around the arm

especially : a band worn around the arm for identification or in mourning

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Researchers found no personal items or adornments associated with the remains, except for a black stone armband dated to between 300–200 B.C.—indicating a potential age for the burials. —

Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Cunha might not be wearing the armband — that honour still belongs to Nelson Semedo after O’Neil stripped Lemina of the captaincy in one of his final acts as boss — but Cunha has become the de facto leader of the pack. —

Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 In ninth grade, she was disciplined by her public high school for protesting the Vietnam War, by wearing a black armband. —

Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Araujo leaning towards a contract extension Flick started Ronald Araujo against Betis, and also gave him the captain’s armband. —

Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for armband