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
Wearing a yellow ribbon in her hair, the symbol used by the charity organization Bring Them Home Now, she dedicated her semifinals performance to the hostages taken by Hamas-led militants during the Oct.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
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
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
A yellow ribbon held her hair back from her face.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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