handkerchiefs
- plural of handkerchief.
Example Sentences
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Handkerchiefs wave again, laughter rises, and Highlife carries on -- rooted in the past, dancing confidently into the future.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Handkerchiefs waved, grown men cried and fathers and mothers put their children on their shoulders so they could get a better look at this wonder of the thoroughbred world.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023
Handkerchiefs were at the ready, murmurs of praise abundant and the applause roaring.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023
Handkerchiefs are drying a few moist eyes around the Reebok.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2011
Handkerchiefs appeared, there was much honking of noses, wiping of eyes.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
