handkerchief in English

noun

1

a square of cotton or other finely woven material, typically carried in one's pocket and intended for blowing or wiping one's nose.

He sits repeatedly wiping his nose on his handkerchief , and then spreading it out on his lap like a napkin.

synonyms: hanky, kerchief, bandanna, tissue

noun

• hanky, kerchief, bandanna, tissue
• hankie, hanky

Use "handkerchief" in a sentence

1. Yes, it's my handkerchief.

2. I forgot my handkerchief.

3. Who needs an antique handkerchief?

4. Stop sniffing! Use your handkerchief.

5. She sobbed into her handkerchief.

6. Do you have a handkerchief?

7. It's a Gestapo Officer's silk handkerchief.

8. The handkerchief is edged with lace.

9. She steeped her handkerchief in tears.

10. Oh, you carry a handkerchief now?

11. I couldn't find the handkerchief anywhere.

12. Use a handkerchief when you sneeze.

13. The handkerchief fell on the veranda floor.

14. She hid her face in her handkerchief.

15. The handkerchief is edged with white lace.

16. He polished his glasses with a handkerchief.

17. He polished his spectacles with a handkerchief.

18. Manny, have you still got your handkerchief?

19. She dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief.

20. He blew his nose in his handkerchief.

21. I screwed my handkerchief into a ball.

22. He took a handkerchief from his pocket.

23. She touched the handkerchief to her nose.

24. Dab the coffee off with your handkerchief.

25. I kept the silk handkerchief you gave me.

26. Her bag, her handkerchief, her tissues, her shoes...

27. The juggler juggled a handkerchief into a bird.

28. Put your handkerchief away--don't snivel before me.

29. The girl dabbed her eyes with the handkerchief.

30. He blew his nose with a grubby handkerchief.

31. He blew his nose on a grubby handkerchief.

32. She wrapped a handkerchief around her bleeding palm.

33. 21 He polished his glasses with a handkerchief.

34. Her sister broke down, sobbing into her handkerchief.

35. A handkerchief is a Kleenex you don't throw away.

36. 12 Need high heels, a hamburger and a handkerchief?

37. He took out a handkerchief to mop his brow .

38. Helen burrowed in her bag for a handkerchief.

39. She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief.

40. I don't want to use your snotty handkerchief!

41. Please stand up and show us your handkerchief.

42. 6 He polished his spectacles with a handkerchief.

43. He passed her a pristine handkerchief and waited.

44. He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.

45. I screwed my wet handkerchief into a ball.

46. Some old pennies were folded in the handkerchief.

47. The doctor mopped his brow with a handkerchief.

48. 6 He mopped his perspiring face with a handkerchief.

49. Instead of a handkerchief he had an old rag.

50. Tom tried to staunch the blood with his handkerchief.