yellow ribbon
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Some attendees carried Israeli flags and some wore the yellow ribbon that has come to symbolise Israel's hostage ordeal for more than two years.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
Other family members of the hostages kicked off the parade, marching silently at the front with a giant yellow ribbon.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2024
“It took someone to die for them to change anything,” said Fran Taylor, who tied a plush animal to a tree with a yellow ribbon at the site of a community memorial.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023
Castle’s irregular stitches contrast with the ordered deep-blue stripes of the near-abstract “vessel” as the hand-sewing in narrow yellow ribbon, white thread and blue-toned string play atop as another form of drawing.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2022
They bought a cotton petticoat, yellow knee socks, a yard of yellow ribbon, and a pair of black vinyl sandals in the same store.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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