How to Use handkerchief in a Sentence

handkerchief

noun

• And the white handkerchief, too, had left the darkness of the drawer.
  — The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
• Will this be the summer of the men's hair handkerchief?
  — Max Berlinger, GQ, 5 June 2017
• In a sparkling handkerchief top, blue jeans, and a blue coat.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Apr. 2022
• The man gulped the water down and wiped his mouth with his handkerchief.
  — Paul Yoon, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
• Grab your handkerchiefs and parasols to dance with the band!
  — Essence, 2 July 2023
• The suit, tie and handkerchief were a little more than $2,500.
  — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 2 June 2018
• Lily pollen, the handkerchief petals white in the station’s anthracite air.
  — Cynthia Zarin, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
• The 65-year-old royal added a red bow tie and handkerchief in his chest pocket to complete the look.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
• Mr. Perkins pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and mopped his face.
  — Catherine Porter Photographs and Video By Leslye Davis, New York Times, 25 May 2017
• Green handkerchiefs have come to be symbol of the movement.
  — Jake Coyle, The Seattle Times, 20 May 2019
• Using a pair of scissors, one of the doctors cut the sleeve off his jacket and tried to stanch the wound with a clean handkerchief.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
• Waving a white handkerchief, Red steps into view of Sven and Zhang and urges the baddies to stay calm.
  — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2023
• Richie wiped away his own tears, handed Monée a handkerchief and embraced her in a hug.
  — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2023
• Hands — each gripping a white handkerchief — cut the air at angles above their heads.
  — Genevieve Marks, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• My mom, who passed away a number of years ago, always had a handkerchief in her purse or up her sleeve.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2020
• This one makes a fine handkerchief, dust mask, or headband.
  — Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 28 June 2018
• Pastor Daniel was in the crowd, holding a handkerchief against a wound on his forehead.
  — Hari Kunzru, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
• To make: Start by wrapping a handkerchief or piece of fabric around a pouf of batting.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 22 Feb. 2023
• Penelope wraps it for him, first with a handkerchief, then a napkin.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2024
• Kuizon, who has lived in the area for decades, had to hold a handkerchief over his mouth and nose while talking to a reporter, according to the AP.
  — Travis Fedschun, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2018
• Lind fans could buy Jenny Lind dolls, gloves, scarves, and handkerchiefs.
  — Nancy Baym, WIRED, 10 July 2018
• Ross pulls a handkerchief from his pocket and dabs at his eyes, smiling through his tears.
  — Jacqui Shine, Longreads, 20 July 2017
• The socks, his shirts --those handkerchiefs, neatly stacked.
  — oregonlive.com, 16 June 2019
• Coach Lynn wanders the sidelines with a paper play sheet that looks like a handkerchief.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
• Most vendors know to carry a handkerchief to cover the mouth.
  — Peggy Truong, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2017
• At one point, he was forced to dab away with a handkerchief two streams of what appeared to be hair dye that were running down each of his cheeks.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2020
• Tissues were scarce, so her mother cut up a sheet to make handkerchiefs.
  — Karina Bland, azcentral, 28 Mar. 2020
• In fact, a handkerchief played an important role in a pivotal night of his life.
  — Stuart Green, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2019
• Mair wore a tie with the yellow, black and green colors of the Jamaican flag, as well as a handkerchief with the colors of other Caribbean islands.
  — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
• Souvenir seekers dipped handkerchiefs in Dillinger’s blood.
  — Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024