hankies
- plural of hanky.
Example Sentences
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The 1970 film, based on the novel by Eric Segal, brought hankies out in cinemas across the world, and made international stars of O'Neal and Ali MacGraw.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
Mpofu’s tender and regretful “Addio, del passato” was heart-wrenching enough to make operagoers reach for their hankies.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2023
Maybe bring hankies, though don’t look for speeches about climate change and global warming.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
I spent several clammy seconds refolding the letter and reassembling the remaining contents exactly as they had been — death note at the bottom, hankies, silver dollars and baseball on top.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2021
All carried hankies in their fat dimpled hands.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
