Example Sentences

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I ask what kind of problem leaves him reaching for Herbie hankies.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

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

The women follow immediately behind the hippopotamus wagon, dressed all in black and pressing elegant lace hankies to the corners of their eyes.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen