armband
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That prompts a huge number of activists, police officers and everyday people to turn out, dwarfing what is often a pathetically small band of extremists in hoods or armbands. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "The Media Fesses Up," 21 Aug. 2018 Mexican authorities provide armbands with bar codes to those who register. — Juan Montes, WSJ, "New Caravan Grows as Mexico Eases Passage," 22 Jan. 2019 The theater is offering free admission to those spectators willing to wear an armband with a Nazi swastika, given to them ahead of the performance on April 20, Hitler's birthday. — Deutsche Welle, USA TODAY, "German theater under investigation for offering free tickets to people wearing swastikas," 18 Apr. 2018 With Harry Kane absent from the squad through injury, the Liverpool ace took up the captain's armband and put in a commanding performance in the heart of midfield in Amsterdam. — SI.com, "Gareth Southgate Lauds 'Leader of Men' Jordan Henderson As Liverpool Star Takes Three Lions Armband," 24 Mar. 2018 He was rumored to be heading for the exit over the summer, only for Mourinho to hand him the captain’s armband for the season opener. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, "Tensions for Manchester United Reach a Boil," 27 Aug. 2018 Dressed all in black, two men wearing balaclavas and police armbands got off the chopper and entered the prison to look for Faid. — Sylvie Corbet, Time, "Infamous French Thief Escapes Prison in Bold Helicopter Caper," 1 July 2018 Dressed all in black, two men wearing balaclavas and police armbands got off the chopper and entered the prison to look for Faid. — Sylvie Corbet, chicagotribune.com, "Helicopter carrying commandos frees notorious French inmate," 1 July 2018 Dressed all in black, two men wearing balaclavas and police armbands got off the chopper and entered the prison to look for Faid. — BostonGlobe.com, "Heavily armed men in helicopter free notorious French inmate," 1 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'armband.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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