wristband
Americannoun
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the band of a sleeve, especially that of a shirt sleeve, that covers the wrist.
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a strap attached to a wrist watch and worn around the wrist.
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a sweatband worn on the wrist to absorb perspiration.
noun
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a band around the wrist, esp one attached to a watch or forming part of a long sleeve
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a sweatband around the wrist
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Origin of wristband
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"The story of the wristband is, when we went to meet with the prime minister, he offered us this wristband," says midfielder Vitinha.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
On May 26, Google will ship the Fitbit Air, a $100 no-display wristband aimed at comfortable, long-term monitoring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Cavill co-founded a company that uses a wristband to predict women’s hot flashes, paired with a cooling mattress pad, so she knows a thing or two about sensors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
When at the Christian festival, her colour-coded child wristband was clearly on show, she told police.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
She’s the only girl I know who wears a watch and the wristband is a gleaming gold bracelet.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
They then saw two hospital wristbands wrapped around the waist that read "Baby of Jasmine Beverley, born on 13/05/22 at 05:04", Paxton said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Its investors include celebrity athletes, among them LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo and Patrick Mahomes, who are frequently photographed wearing Whoop wristbands and on occasion feature in its advertising and promotional content.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
At Terminal 5, his aides were windswept, screaming at one another because no one had the wristbands.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
Participants wore research-grade wristbands for one week to record both their step counts and how their steps were distributed throughout the day.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2025
Rufus and I are the only Deckers with yellow wristbands.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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