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Recent Examples of bandannaBrolin's Goonies character Brand famously wore similar clothes, with a red bandana, a cut-off grey T-shirt, and black shorts over grey sweats.—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025 Among the hundreds of marchers clad in purple or with green bandanas, some beat drums and others carried signs.—Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025 Bowls, beds and bandanas are placed in every pet-friendly room, and dogs are welcome on all outdoor dining terraces.—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 Style with a silk scarf instead of a bandana to get the vibes without looking like the extra in a John Wayne movie.—Clare Holden, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandanna
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handkerchief
Noun
Wednesday’s home defeat against Manchester City leaves the Spaniard with just three wins across his last 10 games, but fans inside the Bernabeu stopped short of the white handkerchief-waving protest that often marks the death throes of a Los Blancos head coach.
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Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
For application, Henriksen suggests wrapping an ice cube in a thin cotton handkerchief and massaging it across the skin.