Thesaurus results for BANDANNA

bandanna

noun

ban-ˈda-nə

variants or bandana

Definition of bandanna next

as in handkerchief

a scarf worn on the head she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes

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Recent Examples of bandanna Any dogs that participate will receive a dog bandanna. —

Aegis, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2026 Noah Centineo is taking over the bandana and the 420 J2 stainless steel blade from Sylvester Stallone, who made the character famous. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 May 2026 The President also announced bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on one of my constituents who died on 9/11, Wells Crowther, the man in the red bandana, who saved 18 lives. —

CBS News, 24 May 2026 This collection, the first celebrity collab for Lee, brings men's and women's clothing, fun bag charms, patchwork denim bags and even adorable pet shirts and bandanas -- over 100 items in total -- to shoppers for accessible prices ranging from $6 to $42. —

Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bandanna

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handkerchief

Noun

It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discarded.

— Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
As the general asks Desdemona (an impeccable Olivia Cygan) to retrieve her handkerchief — an apparent smoking gun of infidelity found in another man’s chambers — his wife promptly spirals and stalls.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 3 June 2026