hanky
noun
a handkerchief.
hankie
-
a variation of
hanky.
Example Sentences
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They got a kiss, a scarf or a perspiration-filled hankie in return, keeping the crowd in a frenzy for the full hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
Biden coughed, took out a hankie and discreetly blew his nose.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2022
“Keep your hankie in your bag; it’s not meant to be twisted.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2020
When he dropped the hankie to the floor, there was inevitably a scramble amongst the audience to retrieve it.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2018
“All right. I’d like to wave my hankie as we set sail. A transatlantic voyage to escape German invasion. It’s all so exciting!”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
