armband

noun

arm·​band ˈärm-ˌband 

: a band worn around the arm

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

Examples of armband in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the absence of Alphonso Davies, Eustaquio often wore the armband for Canada as the co-hosts reached the last 16 of a men’s World Cup for the first time in their history. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Athletes were allowed to wear black armbands or ribbons in honor of his memory. — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

An exception was permitted in 2025, allowing Portuguese tennis players Francisco Cabral and Nuno Borges to honor the late Portuguese soccer star Diogo Jota with black armbands, per CNN. — Afia Asamoah, InStyle, 30 June 2026

In that case, the Supreme Court said a Des Moines high school could not prevent students from wearing black armbands in support of an end to the war in Vietnam. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

arm entry 1 + band entry 1

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for armband

• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand
• farmland