bandanna
noun
ban·dan·na
ban-ˈda-nə 
variants
or bandana
: a large often colorfully patterned handkerchief
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Examples of bandanna in a Sentence
she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes
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To become the Hulkster, Strings committed to yellow-and-red tights, a bandanna, and Hogan’s handlebar mustache.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2023
There were more than 100 of them, wearing camouflage and green Hamas bandannas.
—Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
The bandanna did prove effective, reducing the odds that a worker’s core temperature exceeded the dangerous threshold of 100.4 degrees.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
Us a dry bandanna, mask, goggles or other face coverings.
—Hannah Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023
One of the studio’s ceiling lights floods him in the same blue as the bandanna wrapped around his tri-colored dreads.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2023
The nearest first aid kit was located in the Whittaker construction trailer, outside the excavation area, so a bandanna was used to wipe away blood from his mouth, according to the DOE report.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
In recent days, Wagner mercenaries wearing camouflage, ski masks and bandannas were seen around town shopping for groceries, eating at a food court in Bangui’s newest mall and bargaining for backpacks at a market.
—Barbara Debout, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
Hill based his theory on a scene in the movie where an extra can be seen wearing a bandanna.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2023
There were more than 100 of them, wearing camouflage and green Hamas bandannas.
—Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
The bandanna did prove effective, reducing the odds that a worker’s core temperature exceeded the dangerous threshold of 100.4 degrees.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
Us a dry bandanna, mask, goggles or other face coverings.
—Hannah Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023
One of the studio’s ceiling lights floods him in the same blue as the bandanna wrapped around his tri-colored dreads.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2023
The nearest first aid kit was located in the Whittaker construction trailer, outside the excavation area, so a bandanna was used to wipe away blood from his mouth, according to the DOE report.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
In recent days, Wagner mercenaries wearing camouflage, ski masks and bandannas were seen around town shopping for groceries, eating at a food court in Bangui’s newest mall and bargaining for backpacks at a market.
—Barbara Debout, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
Hill based his theory on a scene in the movie where an extra can be seen wearing a bandanna.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
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bandanna
noun
ban·dan·na
variants
or bandana
: a large handkerchief usually with a colorful design printed on it
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