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Recent Examples of hankie
If the refs keep their yellow hankies in their pockets, the Bills will secure a last second victory.
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Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
If you’re headed to the Soraya, don’t worry about taking too many hankies — the tragedy takes a back seat to the comedy, though the former is deeply felt in the few moments where Newman is really going for it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
Related: Best Pie Recipes for Any Occasion 3 Handkerchief Bunting Kids will love helping set the mood for merriment by folding vintage hankies in half diagonally and hanging them on lengths of sturdy jute twine using small wooden clothespins.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 24 June 2023
Be warned that Homebound is a three-hankie weeper.
—Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
If you’re headed to the Soraya, don’t worry about taking too many hankies — the tragedy takes a back seat to the comedy, though the former is deeply felt in the few moments where Newman is really going for it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
Related: Best Pie Recipes for Any Occasion 3 Handkerchief Bunting Kids will love helping set the mood for merriment by folding vintage hankies in half diagonally and hanging them on lengths of sturdy jute twine using small wooden clothespins.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 24 June 2023
Be warned that Homebound is a three-hankie weeper.
—Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hankie
Noun
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The thugs would insinuate themselves into the confidence of wayfarers and, when a favorable opportunity presented itself, strangle them by throwing a handkerchief or noose around their necks.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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He was believed to be a Black man, 50 years old or older, at the time of his death, and was found wearing size 32 pants, white boxer-style underwear, a white handkerchief, and one dark sock.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lee continued to work on high-profile cases, but in 2020, a state judge vacated the 1985 murder convictions of two men who had been found guilty in part based on testimony about what Lee said at the time were bloodstains on a towel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The facility’s employees didn’t know the correct dishwashing procedure, holding temperature requirements and wiping towels handling procedure.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Hankie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hankie. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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