Examples of hankie in a Sentence
held a hankie up to his nose and blew vigorously
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If you’re headed to the Soraya, don’t worry about taking too many hankies — the tragedy takes a back seat to the comedy, though the former is deeply felt in the few moments where Newman is really going for it.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
So Judy Garland and Kay Thompson went out to this tent in Connecticut, or wherever, and burst into tears watching her perform but didn’t have a hankie.
—Juan A. Ramírez, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Related: Best Pie Recipes for Any Occasion 3 Handkerchief Bunting Kids will love helping set the mood for merriment by folding vintage hankies in half diagonally and hanging them on lengths of sturdy jute twine using small wooden clothespins.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 24 June 2023
Threads fly and snag over the grid of hankies, and become their own calligraphy.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
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Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
So Judy Garland and Kay Thompson went out to this tent in Connecticut, or wherever, and burst into tears watching her perform but didn’t have a hankie.
—Juan A. Ramírez, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Related: Best Pie Recipes for Any Occasion 3 Handkerchief Bunting Kids will love helping set the mood for merriment by folding vintage hankies in half diagonally and hanging them on lengths of sturdy jute twine using small wooden clothespins.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 24 June 2023
Threads fly and snag over the grid of hankies, and become their own calligraphy.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
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“Hankie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hankie. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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