Examples of hankie in a Sentence
held a hankie up to his nose and blew vigorously
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Meanwhile, McCartney recalls requiring a hankie on first hearing his old partner-in-crime’s singing voice from beyond the grave.
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
Those were the bookends on a day littered with hankies.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Far from signaling misery, crying can be a source of pleasure, as when people pay good money to read a tearjerker or watch a three-hankie movie.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
If the refs keep their yellow hankies in their pockets, the Bills will secure a last second victory.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
Those were the bookends on a day littered with hankies.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Far from signaling misery, crying can be a source of pleasure, as when people pay good money to read a tearjerker or watch a three-hankie movie.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
If the refs keep their yellow hankies in their pockets, the Bills will secure a last second victory.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Hankie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hankie. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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