| 单词 | handkerchief |
| 例句 | I jammed my handkerchief back up my nose and went outside. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I will stab my enemy an unnecessary number of times, making some of the blows feeble and ineffective, and I will drop this handkerchief where no one can miss it.’ Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He dries his eyes with a silk handkerchief. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Yishan reached deep into his sleeve and fished out his handkerchief, his chopsticks, and, finally, the dark brown mussel. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Lord?” he began, then stopped to honk his nose into a handkerchief. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z One day I went to the basement to do the laundry and found one of his socks was stuffed with bloody handkerchiefs. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Nothing material, not a hair-pin on a dressing-table, not an empty bottle of aspirin tablets, not a handkerchief beneath a pillow, but something indefinable, a moment of our lives, a thought, a mood. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been sewing all afternoon, practicing making pockets and handkerchiefs so I can work on getting the stitching perfectly straight. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mr Tibbs swam out of the room muttering unspeakable words to himself and wiping his brow with a white handkerchief. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The speaker was kneeling on the floor beside Diana, offering her the dainty white handkerchiefs she had collected from the operatives. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, dear,” sighed Major Danby, and began dabbing ineffectually at his careworn brow with a folded white handkerchief. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Isn’t that so nice to hear,” Mr. Jones said as he took out a handkerchief and polished the three buttons attached to his parka. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Pinned over her hair was a lace handkerchief. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt her body tremble as she held him close.The doctor mopped his face with a handkerchief. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Wordlessly, the Roach hands me a handkerchief, and I start to wipe the blood from my nose. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was a rose in his buttonhole, and the tip of his handkerchief, folded into a triangle, peeped out of his breast pocket. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The preacher swabbed his red face with a handkerchief. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a scrap of colorful cloth, a bandanna or a handkerchief, probably left there by one of the gypsies who’d slept in these bunks before us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z After a second of assuring herself that she indeed was being called upon, she laid down her handbag and slowly folded her handkerchief. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Jamison appeared, rubbing his forehead with a red handkerchief. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I thought Dad might be under an oxygen tent or lying in a bed coughing up blood into a white handkerchief, but after a minute, he came hurrying down the hall. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, wishing that Frankie and I had gotten them something better than the apron and handkerchiefs I’d sewn in home economics class and the Popsicle ornaments and drawings Frankie had made. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes beneath her spectacles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She sniffed and blew her nose into a lace-edged linen handkerchief, which she pulled from her sleeve. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “She’s dead,” he said, wiping his tears with the large white handkerchief. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Once there, Rondon gave them a generous peace offering—gifts of food, beads, handkerchiefs, and metal tools such as knives and axes. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He took out a handkerchief and wiped his finger clean. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She sat, drying her eyes with a handkerchief and laughing at herself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Major-general Kallner mopped his brow slowly with a large handkerchief while Dr. Calvin checked the last details with Black. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Papa reached into his back pocket and pulled out a handkerchief. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Lots of long, twisty vines lay on a checkered handkerchief. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He fished out a huge red handkerchief and blew his nose. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Eloise put away her handkerchief and hoisted herself to a sitting position. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The monogram on her handkerchief, scratchy against my cheek. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z During the next couple of weeks, Saleem made several more attempts before the handkerchief disappeared and he stopped ringing the rickshaw bell. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z He took out his handkerchief and wiped his face and neck and finally he smiled. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When Aunt Cecile saw him with those two guards from Rahway, she crossed herself and pressed her handkerchief against her mouth. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z She rested against him and cried until she seemed too weak to cry any longer, and did not look at him once until he extended his handkerchief when she had finished. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He pressed a folded handkerchief to his forehead and throat and gave the rickshaw driver a coin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then I cleaned his shoes and mine as best I could with my handkerchief. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Breuer bent down and wrapped the handkerchief around the boy’s knee, knotting it gently with firm, practiced hands. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Or merely taken off his glasses, wiped them with his handkerchief, shaken his head, and smiled? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood there, wiping his face with his handkerchief and making the same noise he made when he preached. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Madam Marsh clamped a handkerchief to her mouth and tottered down the steps. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He seized his dragon-skin briefcase, stuffed his handkerchief back into his pocket, and marched to the dungeon door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “May as well be hanged for a sheep as hanged for a handkerchief.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “I never saw such heat in all my life,” said Winnie’s grandmother, dabbing uselessly at her neck with a handkerchief. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the size of a lady’s handkerchief and had a design outlined on it: a sitting Newfoundland dog with his tongue lolling out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I grab a pillow and a handkerchief, throw on my robe and slippers and dash next door to Father, just the way Margot described in this birthday poem: The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I wiped the frost off the seat with my handkerchief, then I lowered my trousers and sat down. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, room 126 is a treasure trove of evidence: a map of Southern states, pistol rounds, a handkerchief embroidered with the name of Booth’s mother, and much more. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the faint stain it made on his handkerchief. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke came in, wiping his hands on his handkerchief, and Eleanor turned hopefully. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I saw the glasses come off, and the old red handkerchief come out. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, this thing is heavy,” Mr. Ray moaned, using his handkerchief to wipe smudges off the pearl box. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He was sitting on Dimple’s right, dressed in a suit with a red handkerchief poking out from his pocket. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He pulled a gray handkerchief from his back pocket and blew into it. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Men and women raised their hands in the air, waved handkerchiefs, snapped their fingers as they tapped the ground, then stomped with their feet. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z When he had finished with his handkerchief, he folded it neatly in quarters and replaced it in his pocket. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The wispy little witch beside Crouch began to rock backward and forward in her seat, whimpering into her handkerchief. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The cleaning lady is working downstairs, so at the moment I’m seated at the van Daans’ oilcloth-covered table with a handkerchief sprinkled with fragrant prewar perfume pressed to my nose and mouth. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I heard voices and shouts, and then Mr. Galanter was putting a wet handkerchief on my head. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Twice in two weeks Lourdes has seen her son hold a smelly handkerchief over his nose. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z As Violet spoke, Mr. Poe reached into his pocket for his handkerchief and, covering his mouth, coughed many, many times into it. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Anthony stood and returned the bow and—“as enthusiastic as a girl,” a friend said—waved her handkerchief at Cody. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He also made a pillow by tying one of his clean handkerchiefs around some moss. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Hanako had a handkerchief she kept in her coat pocket, and she wiped his mouth with it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He was holding out his handkerchief to her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Miles dragged a handkerchief from a back pocket and mopped at his face, and Mae sank down heavily on a rock, pulling off the blue straw hat and fanning herself with it. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled her handkerchief from her pocket and held it tight against Lyddie’s temple. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Every hour I soak one of my father’s handkerchiefs with that and rub his back, chest, arms, neck, and forehead. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “She finds out that she has dropped the handkerchief and immediately takes steps to conceal her Christian name.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth sat up and reached in her handbag for a handkerchief, and began to dry her eyes. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Below, they were waiting, hands and handkerchiefs shading their eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes off his thick-rimmed glasses, fitted by a Calcutta optometrist, polishes the lenses with the cotton handkerchief he always keeps in his pocket, A for Ashoke embroidered by his mother in light blue thread. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In Truman’s version of the meeting, he offered Oppie a handkerchief and replied, “Here, would you like to wipe them?” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mama folded a handkerchief that was sitting on her lap and tucked it into the pocket of her apron. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He took the wet part of the handkerchief, rubbed her cheeks and examined it. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Every once in a while, he’d twist his handkerchief around a cube and press it to his temple. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was dabbing his mouth with the corner of his handkerchief when Art Moran came through the door. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Elderly men with handkerchiefs full of crusts for the birds, children with their kites and balls, and young couples under the spell of romance took their shifts. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Capricorn had taken a snow-white handkerchief from his pocket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The professor takes out his handkerchief and mops his brow once more before tucking it back into his pocket. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Flatnose took a handkerchief out of his pants pocket and noisily blew his nose. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He came to me and took the handkerchief. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Wearing a blue suit with a little trim of white handkerchief sticking out of the breast pocket, Ivory made a striking figure, his poise like that of someone thirty years old instead of seventeen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He reaches into his apron pocket, extracts a white handkerchief, and mops his glistening forehead. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a red stain on her handkerchief. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z When the wind picked up, we covered our faces with handkerchiefs and bandannas. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Her mother had been teaching her to decipher the symbols, before the fevers, the awful hacking and coughing and the blood-spattered handkerchiefs, the way her mother wasted away to almost nothing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She wrapped it in one of her fine lawn handkerchiefs and went out of the room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With his right hand he took his handkerchief off his head and laid it beside the phone, in what was very implicitly a “ready position.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “How nice my handkerchiefs look, don’t they? Hannah washed and ironed them for me, and I marked them all myself,” said Beth, looking proudly at the somewhat uneven letters which had cost her such labor. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z After a moment, he pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and mopped sweat from his balding head. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up the telephone and, dialing a single number, drew a handkerchief out of his pocket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I tucked a handkerchief into one of the big pockets of my funeral dress, just in case I needed it later. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When I went in he was wiping his neck with a blue-bordered handkerchief. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I laughed and taking out a handkerchief, quickly wiped my face. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Her dark hair is tied in a ragged lace handkerchief, and her curved jawbone is fit with large, false-pearl earrings, as if these headlamps from another world might show the way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw an oily handprint on the kitchen wall and a wadded handkerchief on the couch in the living room. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He went to Mr. Sharpe and worked at tying the wet handkerchief around that reprehensible man’s head as a gag. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My fingers were messy with the butter from the crumpet, and I felt in my pocket for a handkerchief. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He holds a white handkerchief spotted with fresh blood. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The handkerchief also contained an address in Lisbon, Portugal, that they could use if they needed to contact Walter Kappe. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He dabbed his face and neck with a handkerchief. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As proprietor, Mrs. Cripe wore a crocheted handkerchief pinned to her apron, and a hair net. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He runs to the creek, soaking his handkerchief and squeezing it out on top of my knee, rinsing away rivulets of dirt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He wrapped his scarf even tighter around his fat neck and peered at his visitors over his handkerchief. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z His hand trembled as he dabbed at his mouth with a handkerchief. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Mr. Poe opened his mouth to speak, but had to cough into a handkerchief before he could begin. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z After breakfast I washed out my handkerchief, packed it back into my nose, and went out to the bomb shelter. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She opened her other hand and, from Pinmei’s handkerchief, hundreds of rice grains fell onto the floor like a sudden rain shower. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z My mother had trouble persuading me to carry one because I was a lady, but I now realized that a handkerchief was an invaluable tool for a counterspy—to erase fingerprints, and so forth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Bree holds a handkerchief to the base, and a small stream of blood trickles out. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Uncle Al is desolate, weeping and honking into his red handkerchief and allowing himself only the occasional upward glance to gauge whether the procession’s speed allows for maximum crowd enlargement. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In the taxi on the way home, we were silent for a long time, and then she put down her purse and straightened my tie and puffed up my breast pocket handkerchief. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I tiptoed up behind her and suddenly put my hand in front of her eyes, holding the colored handkerchief I had just bought for her. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Their mama chatted with folks, asking about their sick grandmas and making on over their babies while their redheaded daddy mopped his face with a handkerchief. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “We’re growing, however,” Basil sniffed, taking a big flowery silk handkerchief from his vest and pressing it to his nose. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Girls, girls! Have you you both got nice pocket handkerchiefs?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She took the handkerchief from her pocket and dropped it on his chest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I climb down, take out my handkerchief, spread it out, push it under and scoop up the yellow water that strains through into the hollow of my hand. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The pocket bulged with a bottle of Bayer aspirin and with a jagged, fist-size rock wrapped in a yellow cotton cowboy handkerchief. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She held the pebbles carefully in her lap, and her candy heart wrapped carefully in her handkerchief until she got home and could put it away to keep always. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She fished a small lace-edged handkerchief out of her bag and this she somehow managed to wrap around the end of my tail. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z When he had done so, he took out a handkerchief and methodically blew his nose, one nostril at a time. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z It was like putting out his hand for a flower and coming back with a slug or sodden handkerchief. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After he finishes throwing up, he takes a few deep breaths and pulls a filthy handkerchief from his pocket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I trained him as my assistant in the business of concocting and dispensing noise,” finished the doctor, mopping his brow with a handkerchief. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z His purple tie and handkerchief match Grandma’s dress and hat. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z One arm around Hermione, he fished in his jeans pocket and withdrew a revolting-looking handkerchief that he had used to clean out the oven earlier. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I tucked my remarks into the pocket of my new dress along with a freshly folded Snowberger’s handkerchief. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I held out the handkerchief and my wrists. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sayle took out a white silk handkerchief and wiped his face. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z An old gray-haired woman, walking with a child, held a handkerchief to her mouth. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Papa gave her his handkerchief, and she wrapped the other five in that for her second pocket. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The pants Bull made himself, cutting up several red handkerchiefs and sewing them together so that they formed a makeshift covering for Edward’s long legs. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z On August 19, as some four million Japanese waved handkerchiefs and shouted “Banzai!” the Zeppelin circled Tokyo and sank onto a landing field. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z After they had gone up stairs Mother lay back in her chair, the camphor handkerchief to her mouth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them looked like unironed handkerchiefs, and the others...well, the others didn’t look like anything I’d ever seen before. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z The President looked down from the box and waved his handkerchief. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He pulls a handkerchief from his apron pocket and wipes his face. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Walter hugged me tightly, and I gave him a handkerchief to wipe the tears from his eyes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I see him dabbing at his eyes with his handkerchief. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, I am not so sure about the handkerchief. You remember, I always told you that there were two possibilities as to the ownership of the handkerchief.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see all that. But where does the handkerchief come in?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z If anyone was ever arrested, they were to write a letter to one of the contacts on the handkerchief and say, "My dear" and then the name of their contact. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I hand him back his handkerchief and he dabs at his eyes hard. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z She got a clean handkerchief from her own box and handed it to the older girl. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It is oddly pretty, for being an old hat and a handkerchief and a card tied up in fraying ribbon. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Kate’s hands were always busy, mostly at drawn work on the sheerest of lawn handkerchiefs. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were red and swollen, and she had a balled-up handkerchief in her hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So many handkerchiefs appeared among the men and women in the gallery that the courtroom looked as if it had just experienced a sudden snowfall. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The wound was raw and moist and from time to time he lifted his handkerchief to fan away the gnats. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Each morning they shook tarantulas and scorpions from their boots and tied handkerchiefs over their mouths in a hopeless effort to keep out the flying sand. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In between record changes, while the girls fan blouse necks to air damp collarbones or pat with anxious hands the damage moisture has done to their hair, the boys press folded handkerchiefs 'to their foreheads. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She was rolling a tiny hem on a tiny handkerchief. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Their mother had just taken out her handkerchief. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Prosper handed his crumpled handkerchief to her and she gratefully blew her nose. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She took one look at my hand, then pulled out a handkerchief and wrapped it around and around, holding it tight. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “We need to get to Hacienda Dorada as soon as possible,” I said when she pulled out an embroidered handkerchief and swabbed at Pita’s small face in a concerned, almost motherly manner. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z That mackintosh I wore, that handkerchief I used. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When the handkerchief was folded, the writing was undetectable. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He unfolded a pair of zippicamiknicks, blushed, put them hastily away again; but kissed a perfumed acetate handkerchief and wound a scarf round his neck. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Blotting her lashes with a white handkerchief, Helene walked through the kitchen to the back bedroom where she had slept for sixteen years. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She reached for the handkerchief tucked in her sleeve. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My own opinion was that one day she would stack up those handkerchiefs, take them to the dresser drawer, tuck them in and then go light his hair with a matchstick. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He snapped his silk handkerchief in my direction, then shoved it back in his pocket with—there’s no other word for it—panache. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Granddaddy pulled his big white handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his face. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Sobbing into a crumpled white handkerchief, she says, “I thought this stupid war was supposed to be over by now. Why does my fiance have to go?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Here you go,” he said, handing me his handkerchief. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Daisy looked up at her, and seized the handkerchief, and blew her nose upon it, and sniffled into it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A da-zi-bao was posted on the gate, and a solemn crowd had gathered around to read it, wiping their faces with handkerchiefs and shading their heads with palm-leaf fans. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I dared not offer her the half-worn gloves, the creased handkerchief: besides, I felt it would be absurd. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z His shoes were polished, his nails were clean, his hat was well brushed, and a white handkerchief adorned his breast pocket. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He paused, and put his handkerchief back in his pocket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Kaz took a handkerchief from his coat pocket and carefully wiped his face clean. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He searched his pockets for a handkerchief, came up with nothing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out his handkerchief; his hands trembled and he got some of the blood on his shirt. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He had finished wiping his forehead and his hands with a handkerchief and slipped it into his pocket. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Hagrid pulled out a large spotted silk handkerchief and blew his nose heavily. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I wasn’t wearing a hat, so I fanned myself with my handkerchief. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Then he wiped his lips with a handkerchief that he drew from his sleeve, extended his arms, and closed his eyes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Dolores cried quietly and broke the piteous whimpers with sniffles and a few dainty nose blows into her handkerchief. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Palma gave me a sad, sympathetic look, and Annette was studying me like she was Sherlock Holmes and I was a handkerchief at a crime scene. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a very fine dark blue suit, probably Italian, with a satin red handkerchief poking out of the breast pocket. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z But Reverend Thomas shrugged off Sister Monroe’s weakening clutch, pulled out an extra-large white handkerchief and spread it over his nasty little teeth. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I went over to my bureau, picked up a pale blue envelope and waved it at Joan like a parting handkerchief. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Aunt Petunia, whose face had been buried in her handkerchief, looked around at the sound. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I would always take along a quart jar and a white handkerchief and sit for an hour next to the stream, watching it strain through the cloth, trickling under the glass. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian could make out Major Major by his towering and lanky aloofness and thought he recognized Major Danby mopping his brow with a handkerchief. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Despite they had dirty white handkerchiefs over their faces, Grandpa recognized them right off as the strangers who’d come in the store that morning claiming to be cotton buyers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The slippers went on at once, a new handkerchief was slipped into her pocket, well scented with Amy’s cologne, the rose was fastened in her bosom, and the nice gloves were pronounced a perfect fit. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z With a damp handkerchief, the Doctorita dabs at the sweat trickling down her face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah! Monsieur, it is a lady’s handkerchief, that. A very expensive handkerchief. Embroidered by hand. It comes from Paris, I should say.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had a fistful, he put them in the handkerchief, knotted its four corners, and placed the little bundle in his hat. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama was sitting on the sofa, twisting a handkerchief in her hands. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He has dropped his dagger and is wiping his face with his handkerchief. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Hard coughs agitated the old man; he spat into a handkerchief. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He put the handkerchief in front of his mouth and coughed into it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z His nose was runny and he kept a Snowberger’s handkerchief in his front pocket. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A small trickle of saliva had started from the comer of his mouth, and I placed my handkerchief against it and turned his head slightly. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He put the bills into his big handkerchief and tied up the corners into a bundle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He mopped it with his handkerchief, which, like everything else, was still damp, and retreated to the storeroom. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I drop the handkerchief, and Virginia erupts with giggles. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He rolled the hair up neatly and laid it in the handkerchief with the other things. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Grandma’s bosom offered ample hiding space not only for the camphor but for her eyeglasses, her handkerchief, and, if need be, for the bedspread she was crocheting. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I had hoped the dead woman on the side of the road might have something—thread, tea, even a clean handkerchief. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She stopped trying to talk and took a handkerchief from her purse, barely touching each nostril before putting it away. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Ophie pulled the handkerchief with the cookies out of her apron pocket and spread them out on the dresser, careful not to touch Clara. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It looked like satin, the handkerchief; it could not possibly be absorbent enough. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She could fold towels, Brave Orchid decided, and handkerchiefs, but there would be no clean dry clothes until afternoon. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A little farther toward home, Mrs. Brown stood up out of her rocker, waved a handkerchief at me, and called, “Yoo-hoo! ’ Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He spread his handkerchief over her face and made the sign of the cross over her body. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Hair brushed back, legs oiled, new dresses and pressed pleats, fresh pocket handkerchiefs and little handbags, all homesewn. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept hacking into a large checkered handkerchief, and every cough was like a convulsion. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I fished around in my pocket, gave her my handkerchief. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I tore my handkerchief in half and wrapped my hands. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Sounds came to me dully, as if people were speaking through their handkerchiefs or with their hands over their mouths. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora strode past, dabbing his handkerchief around his neck and not making any eye contact whatsoever. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The sheriff dampened the papers with a wet handkerchief to get them apart. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It rose flapping its wings and disappeared into the clouds, to a send-off of applause, whistlings, handkerchiefs, drumrolls, and the sprinkling of holy water. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Barris takes off his spectacles, wiping the lenses with a handkerchief before he replies, holding them up to the light to check for rogue smudges. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Barbarossa nodded and sniffed delicately into Esther's handkerchief. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Han squatted in front of Doha and wiped his tears away with a clean handkerchief. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She had rubbed her lips with the handkerchief, and then rolled it in a ball, and left it in the pocket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The first thing I stuck in was this diary, and then curlers, handkerchiefs, schoolbooks, a comb and some old letters. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Then why, if the handkerchief was not yours, did you alter the name in the passport?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I heave a sigh, readjust the black handkerchief covering my face, and bend down to lift the cover. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Later, they passed colorful handkerchiefs over Felicia’s body, all the while grieving in low voices to purify her corpse. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a little crying going on among them, some mutual patting and hand-holding, the ostentatious use of handkerchiefs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought that perhaps she was looking out for me, so I opened my handkerchief and waved it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z With his handkerchief he polishes the spoked hubcaps and the headlamps; he kicks mud off the running board, cleans the windows and windshield. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Women dipped their handkerchiefs in his bloody wounds for souvenirs. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It hung above a store that had been converted into a church, and I stepped into the shallow lobby and wiped my face with a handkerchief. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She was patting the tears off her smooth brown cheeks with a starched white handkerchief. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Alfred ripped off the torn coat sleeve and tied his handkerchief around the cut. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z From houses back off away from the road there was a waving of flags, a fluttering of white handkerchiefs; women lifted lamps at the windows. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a comb and a handkerchief, but she examined the comb. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z "I'm going to bandage it up with my handkerchief. That will stop the bleeding." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He searched his pants pocket and brought out a crumpled handkerchief. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He clamped a large blue pocket handkerchief over his nose and mouth and hurried back to his high stool. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Her mother held a glass of tonic water in one hand and a handkerchief in the other. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He crossed the room, leaving his mother on the bed, and grabbed a handkerchief off his desk so he could blow his nose. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Anyone with a white handkerchief waved it, and white flags hung from every lamppost. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. She just told me that she lost her schoolbag and then she started crying,” I said as I threw the handkerchief angrily onto the table. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She sits up there, working her lacy handkerchief as if it’s prayer beads. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The fade-out scene, the one that had Dad actually wringing out his handkerchief, showed the old woman, shivering in a worn and inadequate hug-me-tight, limping slowly up the hill to the poor house. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He barked a wet cough and spat in a soiled handkerchief. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z George Weston swabbed at a hot forehead with his handkerchief. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Tears continued to fill her eyes, and she reached into her sleeve for her handkerchief. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Today, on Monday, June 22, the FBI lab used ammonia on the handkerchief. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He saturated a handkerchief with the salve and wrapped the hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Cal went to his bureau and got the flat package from under his handkerchiefs in his drawer. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She picked up the handkerchief and smelled it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The fat man swiped his forehead with a grimy handkerchief. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I wrung out the handkerchief and tried to clean the blood off of my vest. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff took a handkerchief from the rear pocket of his trousers and held the gaff with it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He seemed out of breath, and he was carrying a handkerchief in his right hand. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Mary Lou finished for her sister, who was now fanning herself with her handkerchief. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I notice his beads of sweat and handkerchief more than his words. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Colonel Cathcart echoed with resounding enthusiasm and mopped his brow with a damp white handkerchief. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He shook out the breast-pocket handkerchief and mopped his forehead, and then made for the stairs. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His shoes glinted in the noonday light so that it was sure he had gone over them with his handkerchief just before the train arrived. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Every time Daddy slowed to take out his handkerchief and wipe his forehead, I hoped he was gonna turn around and head on home. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z My mother disentangled herself from the scrimmage and grabbed a handkerchief from her purse. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He fumbled in his coat and took out a handkerchief and mopped his face. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When he’d plucked all the pebbles from my cheeks and forehead, he took out his handkerchief and tried to stop my nose from bleeding. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He has the good sense to wipe the blood and sweat from his face with a handkerchief. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They all wore handkerchiefs or printed Bombay Dyeing hand towels on their heads to stave off the sun. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out a dotted silk handkerchief, turned aside again, and wiped his nose. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora strode past, dabbing his handkerchief around his neck and not making any eye contact whatsoever. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I had a small silk handkerchief tied round my throat; I had my gloves. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z While the two fought on the ground, I lifted the handkerchief. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I took my handkerchief and tried to wipe the loaf, but the crust began to come off, so I stopped. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed a handkerchief from her pocket and started wiping Rosie’s face. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He returns to his chair, removing his spectacles to wipe them with his handkerchief. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “We’re standing atop its head,” he said, wiping his brow with a handkerchief. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He pulled a huge white handkerchief out of his pocket and applied it to my nose. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I imagined him trudging through the falling snow toward Altai, arriving in time for Christmas with my handkerchief in his breast pocket. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He took his handkerchief out of his pocket and carefully unfolded it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She would fix her hair, cover it with a flimsy net, put on a clean white cannery worker’s dress, and stick a brightly colored handkerchief in the lapel pocket. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z With her thumb in her handkerchief she blocked the beadless nostril. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Thriftily he picked it up, cleaned the coin with his handkerchief, and dropped it into the black pocket purse he carried. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The man in the grey suit nods and pulls a handkerchief from his coat, picking up the ring without touching it and placing it in his pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Before daybreak next morning he got out his biggest handkerchief and in it he placed his toothbrush, his money, his soap, his comb and brush, a clean suit of underwear, and his pocket compass. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I thought about the man who had my handkerchief, hoping it was passed along, moving closer to Papa. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He dabbed at his eyes with his handkerchief. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He held his paper handkerchief to his mouth and it became spotted with blood. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z These, as they received their food, took it away into a corner, spread handkerchiefs over their striped trousers and began to eat. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He handed her the glass, then abruptly sneezed and pulled out a handkerchief, fumbling with it around his nose. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Down went Jo’s face into the wet handkerchief, and she cried despairingly, for she had kept up bravely till now and never shed a tear. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The eerie stillness was broken by muffled coughing as Zafoona covered her mouth with a handkerchief. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A gaggle of pristine suits and strategically placed silk handkerchiefs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She reached into her pockets, emptying out the handkerchiefs and placing the cakes next to them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Throughout the trial she had sat quietly beside her husband, her hands worrying a rumpled handkerchief. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She was sitting at a table, wearing a gray silk jacket and trousers with a black handkerchief flowing out of her top pocket. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I took different scraps of fabric from her grandmother’s old handkerchiefs and ripped up an extra copy I had of the funeral program to make the background. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He stood on his hind legs and held his handkerchief over his heart and stared up, up, up into the brilliant light. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He tied the money up in his handkerchief. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A motherly-looking old woman with her head tied in a handkerchief, wearing a man's shoes and a man's heavy blue sweater. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking his handkerchief from his pocket, he stepped over to Mama, put his arm around her, and started drying her eyes. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I still have Willem's handkerchief tied around it, and drops of red have seeped through the white cotton. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In his humble handkerchief lay a small, round stone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They held his jaw in place with a handkerchief and placed his black hat on his head, because he had repeatedly declared that he wanted to take it off when he said hello to God. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood leeched through the silk handkerchief Frankie had wrapped my hand in, blotting out the monogram embroidered in Gothic script. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “This boy has certainly caught the essence of a hard experience here,” he said, reaching for his handkerchief. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z It was actually an old flowered handkerchief from the thrift store, and Bebe scrubbed at her eyes. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Katherine takes a handkerchief and dabs at the sweat on her lip, her eyes meeting mine with a grimace. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She made my school dresses, underslips, bloomers, handkerchiefs, Bailey’s shirts, shorts, her aprons, house dresses and waists from the rolls shipped to Stamps by Sears and Roebuck. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In one upper pocket of his jacket was arrayed a variety of pens and pencils; in the other nestled a lily-white handkerchief whose presence was more decorative than utilitarian. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She anticipated his wants, pulled out the threads on the cuffs of his shirt, and embroidered a dozen handkerchiefs with his initials for his birthday. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Patting his pockets, he eventually produces a purple handkerchief. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Tonks was crying silently into a handkerchief: She had been close to Mad-Eye, Harry knew, his favorite and his protégée at the Ministry of Magic. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Declaration would talk about her mama and cry into a Snowberger’s handkerchief. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She took her sodden handkerchief out of her bag, and dried her eyes; and dried her eyes again, looking down the avenue. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z A pistol, I thought, because this body was close, close enough to jerk the handkerchief with its star off my arm. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He scrambled to his feet and opened a dirty handkerchief he had filled with winkles. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Traynor sent the handkerchief to the FBI's lab, hoping they could figure it out. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “When did you come back?” asked Edna in an unsteady voice, wiping her face with her handkerchief. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he took out a large white handkerchief and wiped them carefully before he came back into the living room to sit down at the table. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Frankly,” said Henry, unhooking his glasses and giving them a quick swipe with his handkerchief, “it strikes me as just the type of stupid thing that Bunny would do.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It pauses, like it’s looking at me, and then flies toward the red-faced man in the suit, who wipes a handkerchief across his brow. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He came and said something to the women as he fanned himself with a blue bandanna handkerchief. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Off came his glasses and out came the old red handkerchief. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke with his mouth full, licking his greasy fingers when he was done and then tweezing a handkerchief out of his back pocket to wipe himself. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When she came out, Sissy had a handkerchief wet with cold water to hand her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My reply was so unexpected, that Mr. Jaggers put the handkerchief back into his pocket without completing the usual performance, folded his arms, and looked with stern attention at me, though with an immovable face. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I could not check them, for they came unbidden, and had I reached in my pocket for a handkerchief he would have seen. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He wiped his brow with a handkerchief and opened his briefcase, rummaged in it for a notepad and apologized for the sheets of paper that spilled on the bed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Taking out my handkerchief I wiped from his cheek the remains of the spot of dried lather that had worried me all the afternoon. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I take a handkerchief from the nightstand and try to clean her up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He moved happily about the crowded room, one shoulder held higher than the other, mopping his face with a white silk handkerchief. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A shadow fell across them and they looked up to see a very bleary-eyed Hagrid, mopping his sweaty face with one of his tablecloth-sized handkerchiefs and beaming down at them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I filled the pockets with the remaining eggs, grabbed a handkerchief, and picked up my purse. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Our grandmother pulled a handkerchief out of her dress pocket and dabbed at her eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I felt young and small and very much alone, and now, in spite of my pride, I found his handkerchief and blew my nose, throwing my drab appearance to the winds. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I saw him take a handkerchief out of his pocket and wipe his forehead. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Once I even saw a clerk take a handkerchief from his pocket and use it to pick up her money. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But as soon as he took the handkerchief, he understood what he had been given. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” Britten said, whipping out a handkerchief and wiping his forehead. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Some buildings still smoke, and though von Rumpel keeps a damp handkerchief pressed over his mouth and nose, he has to stop several times to gather his breath. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His right hand, with the handkerchief in it, returned to the head of his cane. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z One wore spats, and one had a handkerchief in his pocket same color as his tie. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The massive gold watch lay under his handkerchiefs in the top drawer of his bureau, and he kept it wound and set and checked its accuracy against his own watch. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The worst part of it is that the woman is common riffraff,” her mother said, twisting the handkerchief. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Virginia crawls to me, grabs the handkerchief, and pulls it away. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z When he turns around, he’s got a jug of moonshine and a handkerchief. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He lifted his hat and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He wrapped a handkerchief around the gash as Stromsheim climbed down into the room. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I believe, Monsieur,” she said, “that you have a handkerchief of mine.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z When Michael finished reading, people all around the auditorium were fishing around for tissues and handkerchiefs. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He coughed a little and put the handkerchief to his mouth. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I want to give Chicho something to console him and I remember the embroidered handkerchief from Cuba that Mami let me keep. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z There was nothing left to do with her wet handkerchief but to stick it back inside her purse. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z His poor old heart went pit-a-pat as he staggered down the attic stairs and he kept on dabbing at his forehead with a handkerchief. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The number of white handkerchiefs on the line indicated which of six coves Brewster and his boat were hiding in. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba’s breathing had grown a little ragged, and he kept wiping sweat off his forehead and scalp with his handkerchief. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There were mothers with children and deliberate old men who spat into gaudy handkerchiefs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He sat down heavily on the sofa and put his handkerchief to his face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” I said, and turned away as I tugged the blood-crusted handkerchief from my nose then jammed it into the back pocket of my jeans. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I suppose you don’t have a clean handkerchief on you, Mr. Morales.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He reached into his pocket, pulled out a handkerchief, and pressed it into each eye. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When it was over, the old Chinese gentleman blew his nose on a silk handkerchief he took out of his sleeve. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z As they rode ladies waved handkerchiefs, a band played the “Star-Spangled Banner.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, there were the usual narrow clapboard houses on little handkerchief lawns, two stories high, two rooms wide. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Quite. As long as I'm satisfied,” said the other, wiping her nose with a large red and white bandanna handkerchief. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Juanita’s mother wrapped handkerchiefs around the sharp ends so that our hands wouldn’t get scratched. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Two women nearby fanned her with their handkerchiefs and sat her down. hit her, was returned to her by Florah, who was sitting alongside. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood in front of them for hours as they ranted to the passing parades about the wonders under their tents and handkerchiefs. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z In her sleeve is tucked a lace handkerchief, over her nose and mouth is a gauze nurse’s mask. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I shouted, “Stop laughing!” and he vanished like a magician’s handkerchief. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z My father coughed a little and wiped his lips with the handkerchief. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He took his handkerchief and wiped blood from my face. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She tucked the fabric into Ned’s shirt pocket like a handkerchief. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She leaned over to see—it was his pair of specs and he was wiping them with his handkerchief. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She dipped a handkerchief into the water and, gently as a cow licking its newborn, cleaned the wound. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Pastor Dames wipes his brow with a white handkerchief. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She wore a green chiton and laced sandals, and she was dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Your handkerchief, Madam?” he said, picking up something that had fallen on the floor. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z My father pulled his handkerchief out of his breast pocket so I could blow my nose. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I wiped my fingers with the handkerchief, and as I did so I noticed that a dull scent clung about it still. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Lurvy pulled his big handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from the back of his neck. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She carried the ammonia bottle to the bed, saturated a handkerchief, and, standing well away, held the cloth over Faye’s nose and mouth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mama came in with a basket of freshly ironed and folded handkerchiefs and put them on the table by the door. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A man whose handkerchiefs were not lightweight cotton poking from his jacket pocket, but red and large and spotted with white dots. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandfather took out his handkerchief and mopped sweat off his face and neck. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He rose up and went to Mr. Sharpe’s body; with a flourish, he drew' forth a set of keys and, from another pocket, a handkerchief. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The man laughed and wiped himself with a navy-and- white handkerchief. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z After a late night I felt too dull to think up the excuse that would take me back to my room for the glove, the handkerchief, the umbrella, the notebook I forgot. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The man nods to himself and reclaims his cane, pulling a pale handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the boy’s fingerprints from the surface. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now eighteen and dressed in an impeccably tailored suit with a white handkerchief deftly positioned in his breast pocket, he looked somewhat older and carried himself with an athletic swagger. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Miss Anderson wheezes as she coughs, a handkerchief pressed to her lips. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z When Woodhull took the stage, the crowd roared for more than five minutes, waving handkerchiefs and cheering. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Mr. White dropped the bloody handkerchief on the floor, slid the knife back into its sheath, and stood up to face us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The knights had little curtains on the back of their helms, to keep the hot sun off the metal, like the handkerchief which cricketers will sometimes arrange behind their caps today. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “What is it with this town? I’ve blown more intelligent life into a handkerchief.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Penelope dreamed of presents and awoke thinking how a nice hand-monogrammed handkerchief always makes a welcome and appropriate gift. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z After dessert, Milton took a handkerchief out of his back pocket, unscrewed the hot lightbulb, and, tossing it like an unambitious juggler, conveyed it into the living room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There stood a man he didn’t know, wearing a leather jacket and a wide-brimmed hat, with a blue-and-white-spotted handkerchief around his neck. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He picked her up in his arms, seated her lovingly in an armchair, wet a handkerchief to put on her forehead, and tried to make her drink a little water. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He continues, Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord, A scented gift and remembrancer designedly dropped, Like grass is a metaphor for God’s greatness or something. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z "Shoot, and you'll hit him instead,"I call out to the soldiers from beneath my handkerchief. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Men working in the fields wore goggles and tied handkerchiefs around their noses to keep the dirt out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I handed her a handkerchief and we stood together, arms around each other’s waist, weeping for the senseless loss. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I fished a handkerchief from my pocketbook and held it to my nose. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z These Latin women, even when the bullets are flying and the bombs are falling, they want to make sure you have a full stomach, your shirt is ironed, your handkerchief is fresh. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Although the Sunset Towers cleaning woman always wore black, here it reminded Grace Wexler to dab at her eyes with a lace handkerchief. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he mopped up under his hat brim with a silk handkerchief. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z When he spat into his handkerchief, it immediately stained red. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Another wiped her mouth with a perfumed handkerchief. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I would like to wipe them away but my handkerchief is too dirty. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinx held out a handkerchief full of three-pronged leaves. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dawkins folding her lace handkerchief and placing it on her lap just so. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The mouse mother held a handkerchief to her nose and then waved it in front of her face. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Cal rushed to the English classroom, and just as Miss Norris took her seat on the little stage he waved his handkerchief and blew his nose loudly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Do you have a handkerchief for me, Mother Ida?” he sniveled. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he sat down, fanned himself with a handkerchief, and continued. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She dragged a torn handkerchief from a pocket and mopped her eyes. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Looking rather pleased with himself, Ron handed the slightly smoking handkerchief to Hermione. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I mopped at Peach with my handkerchief, then stuck it into my dress pocket. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “It was really just an ordinary silk handkerchief—you could see when you got up close,” said the woman in the beach chair beside Mrs. Carpenter’s. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And for some reason he had an unfolded white handkerchief draped over his head, possibly to ward off rain, or hail, or brimstone. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Alone at the back of the ship I open Mother’s white handkerchief. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Mama kept glancing at Mary Toy and finally dabbed at her face with a lace handkerchief. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Forcing down her revulsion, she picked up the handkerchiefs with her cleaning rag and dropped them into the laundry basket in the hall. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The tip of a Visine bottle stuck out from the handkerchief pocket of his suit. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Inside, she unfolded handkerchiefs, crisp white underwear, bars of Lux soap, and chocolate, and she marveled that they had reached her intact, even sent through the Red Cross. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I reach for the handkerchief I took away from Mami, the one from Cuba, and pass it to Baba. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Agent Jones mopped at his brow with a handkerchief. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I must have been the first person to put on that mackintosh since the handkerchief was used. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Saleem rode by, ringing his bell loudly, the white handkerchief poking out of his pocket. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z He sat down on the ground while one of the men washed the cut on Father’s head with water from a leather canteen and bandaged it with Father’s own handkerchief. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There she sat, staid and taciturn-looking, as usual, in her brown stuff gown, her check apron, white handkerchief, and cap. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z On the seat of the hatrack beside her were a jar of candy and two handkerchiefs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She looked over her friend’s shoulder; saw her take out a few pieces of stale candy and examine her prize—a coarse cambric handkerchief. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yes," I said, dabbing my mouth with my handkerchief. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z On a certain occasion he sent Amaranta a note from jail asking her to embroider a dozen batiste handkerchiefs with his father's initials on them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z J.T.’s grandmother waved her handkerchief and called to us from the front steps. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He hacked into his fist and pulled a handkerchief from his back pocket to wipe his hand and his mouth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He held out his handkerchief to the princess. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I tied his handkerchief around his eyes and led him, stumbling and tripping, up the mountain. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to the improvised infirmary to get a package of cotton and found some handkerchiefs, but it was soon clear that they were insufficient. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I am like someone watching from the sidelines, waving a cowardly handkerchief, as the troops go boyishly off to war, singing brave songs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. As she herself said, it is the handkerchief of a member of the upper classes.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The princess narrowed her eyes at the small councilman, who wrung his hands and dabbed his forehead with a handkerchief. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He fumbled in his breast pocket and pulled out a handkerchief, mopping his sweating brow. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z His eyes were bloodshot and he was blowing his nose into a huge handkerchief. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Lurvy took out an enormous handkerchief and blew his nose very loud—so loud, in fact, that the noise was heard by stableboys over at the horse barn. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Still keeping his handkerchief to his bleeding nose Helmholtz nodded in confirmation. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I wiped my tears with my handkerchief and allowed others to do the same. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But the barge had promptly sailed away of its own accord, leaving the Queen of Flanders’ daughter anxiously waving her pocket handkerchief. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Dasch splurged on a new wristwatch, and even bought a new handkerchief for twenty-five cents despite already having one. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z An elderly, preternaturally tanned man—the mayor, somebody explains—waits with a white handkerchief in his big sailor’s hands, a barely perceptible shake showing in his wrists. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Just as Minerva and I were going to sit down, this young man dashes forward and wipes our seat with his handkerchief. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The handkerchief he had brought with him from Germany wasn't to be used for a runny nose or wiping away tears. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He brought a large white handkerchief out of his pocket and blew his nose. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z No pocketbook, no change purse, no wallet, no keys, no small paper bag, no comb, no handkerchief. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “You see my difficulty, Madame. In this matter of the handkerchief, even, am I to believe you? Or are you shielding your friend’s daughter?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Under some road maps in the glove compartment, Ben retrieved a rusty can of cordovan polish and a thin silken handkerchief spotted with dried circles of polish. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not even a pocket handkerchief. The house belongs to some white folks in Clarksville.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your maid, Madame, did she recognize this handkerchief when we showed it to her this morning?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not listen to the next speaker, a tall white man who kept dabbing at his eyes with a handkerchief and repeating his phrases in an emotional and inarticulate manner. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Conger rifled through Booth’s pockets, then placed the contents in a handkerchief. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted the handkerchief and let it fall. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “My vaccine works,” he says, taking off his spectacles and wiping them with a handkerchief. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In the mirror I saw him dabbing gingerly at his forehead with a crinkled handkerchief. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Amil came running back with a handkerchief and held it out to me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Dr. Finch produced his handkerchief and made a pass at his jaw. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Yishan grinned and took his handkerchief out of his sleeve, holding it out to her as he had to Lady Meng so long ago. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z One of the men had left his handkerchief on a chair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And he hid his face in his handkerchief and laughed loudly into it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z When he had finished dialling, he picked up his handkerchief from the desk and put it over the mouthpiece, quite loosely and mounted rather high. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She went to her dresser and pulled a white handkerchief from the top drawer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up a handkerchief from the chair beside her and wiped her eyes and patted delicately at her nostrils. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A little later the local boys went by, hair greased back, red ties, tight-fitting jackets, with embroidered pocket handkerchiefs and square-toed shoes. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Dasch showed him the plain white handkerchief and told him about the invisible ink. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She dabbed at my cheeks with her handkerchief. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z With handkerchiefs and scarves heated steaming hot, little by little the ice was thawed from their bodies. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a white handkerchief out of his pocket and touched it to Reuven’s bloody knee thoughtfully. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She convinced herself of it and cried into her handkerchief as if the very suggestion was more than she could endure. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “No, no. The handkerchief, remember. The handkerchief clinches the matter.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He shifted the handkerchief, the vomit smearing on Mr. Sharpe’s jaws. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And then he dried his eyes with a handkerchief, took a deep, trembling breath, and went back to his food. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Some of the men wave white handkerchiefs, mocking the Confederates, jeering that they should surrender. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Biff wet his handkerchief beneath the water tap and patted his drawn, tense face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z After a while he wiped his mouth with his handkerchief and spoke in an uncertain voice. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We awoke and dipped our handkerchiefs in the river to refresh ourselves, then poked our way along the bank. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Gandalf was thinking of a spring, nearly eighty years before, when Bilbo had run out of Bag End without a handkerchief. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z So they stood there with the folks backed off with handkerchiefs to their faces, until in a minute the girl came up with that newspaper package. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands were still wet, and he was drying them off on a handkerchief. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She sniffed a ladylike sniff and quickly stuck her handkerchief into a pocket. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The man in the grey suit takes a handkerchief from his pocket and drops it on the table, where it lands with a muffled thump, something heavier than silk hidden in the folds. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I fumbled in my skirt pocket for a handkerchief to wipe my drippy nose. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Men took off their hats and waved them, women fluttered handkerchiefs, and children jumped up and down. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She fills a handkerchief with the snow-coat mixture and I hold it to the weal on my cheek. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The butler wiped his face with a handkerchief. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Hastily stowing her wet handkerchief into her pocket, she said, “Well—good-bye,” and marched toward the door without looking at him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My mom blows her nose with her handkerchief. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “The handkerchief to begin with. Let us by all means be orderly and methodical.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z They were a club of some sort, and all wore workmen's blue smocks, and red handkerchiefs around their necks, and carried a great banner on two poles. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I clutched the handkerchief in my pocket, thinking of Papa's smiling face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Next morning, we found bits of fabric and threads and even a handkerchief caught on the thorns. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm so used to the smell of filth and death that only when I see those handkerchiefs am I reawakened to the true state of things. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Unlike paper, the handkerchief could travel hand to hand without deteriorating. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Relaxing his stance, Zooey took a folded linen handkerchief from his hip pocket, flipped it open, then used it to blow his nose once, twice, three times. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The mute wiped his forehead with a neatly folded handkerchief. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He wiped his eyes with a wrinkled handkerchief he took from one of his pockets. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She examined in turn the powder in her compact, the ridges on her nail file, the way her comb was inflexible and the threads of her handkerchief. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A white handkerchief, embroidered with blue to wipe away my mother's tears. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The Polish girl knelt in front of me with snow wrapped in a handkerchief. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Sweat dots her top lip, and she obsessively blots her face with a handkerchief. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The handkerchief turned red, but the flow of blood slowed down. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually, I saved just about everything—my movie ticket, a handkerchief from the hotel, even the soap and shower cap! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z By now they had learned to be patient with him as he cleared his throat and wheezed into his handkerchief. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Madame Trote de Salerno used her ears as a handkerchief and let her eyebrows hang down behind her shoulders, like silver chains. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped to rest a few times, and to wipe the sweat from his brow with the red and blue handkerchief tied around his collar. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He had a white handkerchief in his hands. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls all cried, especially the little one, clutching onto my skirts, Doña Laura weeping so hard into her handkerchief that I insisted on going back to her bureau and getting her a fresh one. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I fished into my pocket for my handkerchief, but my pocket was a mass of mud. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And Mother Fletcher went off into telling stories to Meaghan about how long she had known Santa Claus and how she used to have to lend him her handkerchief because his nose was always running. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Little town houses, with handkerchief lawns, gave way to fields where corn and soybeans grew. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Patrice Lumumba had stopped speaking for a moment to take off his glasses and mop his forehead with a white handkerchief. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood up and pushed his handkerchief into his back pocket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The handkerchief marked with the initial H. Whose is it? Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa wrapped the jewelry in his handkerchief and placed it into the hole. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I thought of Gramps's soaking pants legs, of his skeleton body, of the blood on the handkerchiefs. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Alice began to find gifts—in her sewing basket, in her worn-out purse, under her pillow—two cinnamon pinks, a bluebird’s tailfeather, half a stick of green sealing wax, a stolen handkerchief. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She wipes a handkerchief across her mouth, fusses with her hair, trying to pull herself together. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The other kids in the class fidgeted, and even Mr. Roberts stopped every so often to dab at his forehead with an off-white handkerchief before continuing to lecture the disinterested, overheated students about biodiversity. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Nearly all the girls carried and treasured her handkerchiefs. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a pink mark upon the handkerchief. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Eloise, still lying on her back on the floor, was using her handkerchief. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Sweat pools beneath my arms, and I use a lace handkerchief to blot my face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Aunt Florentine pulled a Snowberger’s handkerchief from the sleeve of her dress and mopped at Peach’s face. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Tactless!” she muttered, groping in her robes for a handkerchief. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She stopped to wipe her eyes with a handkerchief, and then drank the rest of the wine. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He coughed and sneezed so often that he carried a handkerchief in one paw at all times. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He reached into his pocket to pull out a handkerchief to wipe the perspiration that had formed on his brow. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He walks a dozen yards away, sets his bag on the ground, and pulls a handkerchief from his pocket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mr. Poe coughed several times into his handkerchief before continuing. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The only sound to break the silence was that of Hagrid hiccuping from behind his handkerchief. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She took out her handkerchief from her bra and dabbed her eyes. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Between the hat and the card there is a folded white lace handkerchief, its edges embroidered with looping black vines. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I look down from the stage and see Mom dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchief in the front row. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “So he can find us. I figured I could pass this handkerchief and that eventually, it will get to him.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Arvydas was swatting flies away with her silk handkerchief and losing her balance in the process. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But it tired everybody out waiting to see what else Violet would do besides try to kill a dead girl and keep her husband in tidy handkerchiefs. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “And on what evidence, Pip,” asked Mr. Jaggers, very coolly, as he paused with his handkerchief half way to his nose, “does Provis make this claim?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t tell me,” shouted the Queen, moving her hand so that they could see a ball of handkerchief in it, which she had tom to pieces. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you have a handkerchief I could borrow?” he asked. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He wiped his face with his handkerchief, for he was quite warm from the exertion of being Chairman of the World. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “Well,” Mr. Keegan said, wiping his forehead with a handkerchief as he stood up from his chair, “Oskar has certainly given us a lot to think about.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Doctor Nolan took out a white handkerchief and wiped my face. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She pressed an embroidered handkerchief against the corners of her eyes and looked away. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Men began to wear their handkerchiefs in their sleeves and some foppish lieutenants carried swagger sticks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Propellers churned; handkerchiefs fluttered, and, up on deck, the balls of yarn began to spin. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Martin dabbed her thin lips with a handkerchief. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z His mother holds a handkerchief to her mouth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z ‘With your permission—’ Marshall Nicolls took a yellow silk handkerchief from his pocket and gingerly blew his nose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "I'm tellin' it better'n I ever thought I could," he said, fishing in his pocket and removing something that looked like an oilskin tobacco pouch, from which he removed an object wrapped in a handkerchief. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z This explains the precautionary measure with the handkerchief. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z After mopping its brow with a filthy handkerchief, the angel lit a cigarette by clicking together two nails on its left paw, inhaled deeply, and immediately had a long drawn-out coughing jag. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out his handkerchief and blew his nose. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Celia wept softly, dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief, and Matt felt bad about that. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya removed a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped away the excess blood. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She collapsed on the seat facing Poirot and wept steadily into a large handkerchief. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Master Archer wipes his bloody hand with his handkerchief. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z And she blows her nose loudly in her cross-stitched handkerchief, freshly washed and ironed by me, the unpaid servant, sitting on the floor below her. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve gotten so thin, I’ve had to take in the waistbands of all my panties and stuff the cups of my brassiere with handkerchiefs. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I take in all the dresses glittering with sequins, the bow ties and matching handkerchiefs. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His wife sat on the ground beside him, wiping her eyes with a handkerchief. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “He ought to be in a cage!” shouted Arm, stanching the blood on Ear’s ear with a handkerchief. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Before Papa could answer, the man quickly pulled out from the bag a white embroidered handkerchief saying, “How about ten cents for this handkerchief? Please. My wife did the needlework on it.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He paused, removed a handkerchief from his pocket, and dabbed it against his glistening brow. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He moves Uncle Al’s hand aside, and then flicks a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the spit from his face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We didn't talk about the blood on the handkerchiefs or the coughs that ricocheted from the back of my house. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She took out her handkerchief and rubbed the handle over and over until it was clean and bright. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He held a handkerchief over his nose as he drove down a dusty, crowded San Antonio street. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He found a tiny handkerchief on the floor. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no handkerchief, but feeling with my fingers I washed away where the dried blood had been, with rainwater that dripped from the canvas, and wiped it clean with the sleeve of my coat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s not for long,” said Mr. Weasley, mopping his bald patch with a handkerchief and peering in at the four bunk beds that stood in the bedroom. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He did not throw a coat over his shoulders which had been hers, nor find her handkerchief in the pocket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Ole lifted a handkerchief to his mouth and dried his lips with it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, the wind ceased; dust settled over the town almost gently, like a fine lace handkerchief. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She would have M.K. written in red on her handkerchiefs and underclothes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They would know the three leaders because each of them would wear a white handkerchief about the neck and a red string about the right wrist. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a handkerchief from his pocket and held it to his lips and coughed a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Neeley, though weeping, remembered to spread his handkerchief on the curb so that his new long pants wouldn’t get dirty. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For several seconds he coughed into a handkerchief while everyone waited for him to speak. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Bagman wiped his round, boyish face with his handkerchief and looked at Mr. Crouch, who was standing outside the circle of the firelight, his face half hidden in shadow. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She twisted and knotted a handkerchief, using it from time to time to wipe the beaded sweat from her forehead. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z True to form, they are clad almost entirely in black and white and grey with bright touches of red on ties or handkerchiefs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He put away the handkerchief, saying, “I like to ride in trains too much. You never get to sit next to the window any more when you’re married.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She sat up straight again and reached down into her pockets to find her handkerchief. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He took out his handkerchief and blotted furiously at his upper lip, his freckles standing out like specks of dirt against his reddening complexion. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, thank you,” said the maiden, wringing out her handkerchief. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Poe took off his top hat, which had made his head look large and square in the fog, and stood for a moment, coughing loudly into a white handkerchief. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z My nose is running like crazy and I don’t even have a shred of fabric to use as a handkerchief. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have a handkerchief, and I don’t know if I would offer him one if I did. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He moves as if underwater, coughs hard and long into a handkerchief, calls out for Hope when he needs the chair moved, sees me watching, and shakes his head. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z First he made his prisoners take off their handkerchief masks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z That started Mrs. Clarke wailing all over again, and Penelope had to lend her a fresh handkerchief before they could make their way back to the house. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He squeezed her hand, and then he went to the brook and dipped his handkerchief in it and gave it to the star to wipe her forehead. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She holds out to him a fresh handkerchief to wipe it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Their heads were tied with red handkerchiefs and they carried their guns behind their backs. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The man in the shirt and tie hands me his dampened handkerchief. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He’s sweating and wiping his forehead with a white handkerchief that Mami has starched and ironed for him. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The man patted his brow with the handkerchief before putting it in his pocket. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A young probationer was pulling off the handkerchief. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “You are mistaken, Monsieur, that is not my handkerchief.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He laughed and began coughing harshly into the mic, digging into his back pocket for a handkerchief to spit in. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z From the soles of her feet, from the bottom of her heart, she blew into her mother’s handkerchief. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Dasch's handkerchief held the names of the saboteurs' contacts in America, written in invisible ink. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He reached into the pocket of his pants, uncurled Mariam’s fingers, and pushed a handkerchief into her palm. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Momma sat tree-trunk still, but she had balled her handkerchief in her hand and only the comer, which I had embroidered, stuck out. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugo touched the ashes and then let them fall to the floor with the handkerchief. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z And this magician does not hide handkerchiefs within his lace shirt cuffs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Aunt Florentine put the handkerchief to Peach’s nose, and he blew a loud honking blow. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Once more I took off my handkerchief—once more I thought of the cakes of bread in the little shop. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I turned to peek as Mommy wiped her reddening nose with a handkerchief, a camera strapped around her wrist. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He wet his handkerchief under the fountain faucet and wiped off his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Isa was in tears, and Miss Josie invited her in and fed her cookies from a delicate china dish and gave her a pretty lace handkerchief to dry her eyes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Her hair was tied with a bright colored handkerchief, and Stuart noticed that she carried a box of peppermints in her hand. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I guess you’ll have to stick with me, ” he said, wiping the blade with his handkerchief. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Hugo set to work on the clocks, but no matter how he tried to distract himself, he kept seeing the handkerchief filled with ashes. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Another woman takes a handkerchief from her pocket and dabs at her eyes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My sister pressed her handkerchief into my thumb. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And the years folded up like pocket handkerchiefs. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter made sympathetic sounds and put the drink into the monkey’s hands while she mopped Lyra’s eyes with a scented handkerchief. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She had been twisting a handkerchief in her hands, and she brought it to her face as she broke down into tears. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I had a few changes of shirts, handkerchiefs and underwear in my duffel, about $200 in traveler’s checks and $20 in cash. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The bald reverend wipes his eyes with a handkerchief. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Laura had only a corncob wrapped in a handkerchief, but it was a good doll. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning right again, she imagined Mother, teary with pride, reaching for a handkerchief. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z And then, with his money tied up in his fine Sunday cambric handkerchief, he walked up to the village of Wall and bade good morning to the guards on the gate. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I turn around to see if they’ve stopped staring when I notice a dark man in the back crying quietly into a cloth handkerchief. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Far, far, below, the Abbey grounds looked like a spread-out pocket handkerchief, the great wall representing its border. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The desk is bare except for a black phone, a fat, tattered logbook, and a pile of watches and handkerchiefs and necklaces crumpled down on one comer. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He took out his handkerchief again and used it. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Keep that handkerchief over the eye,” he said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Bernabe fished for a handkerchief in his pocket and blew his nose. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I wiped her forehead with my handkerchief and stroked her back gently. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she wants to give you a handkerchief!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was a linen handkerchief with a scalloped edge and a line of embroidery all the way around. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The little of his face that was not obscured by hair or beard was soaking and swollen; he was shaking with tears, a vast, spotted handkerchief in his hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In the large room to one side were a bunch of old ladies with handkerchief hats on their heads. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was tying a handkerchief around his arm, which had been wounded by shrapnel. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Peck is wiping her eyes with a white handkerchief. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The hot, bright yolk was like a summer sun breaking through cloud, the first daffodil in the snow, a gold sovereign wrapped in a white silk handkerchief. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A week ago I saw a red spot on his handkerchief when he lowered it from his mouth. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I rinse off the handkerchief in the kitchen sink and reapply it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I then remembered the Christmas when Papá gave Mamá an embroidered handkerchief he had bought from a young couple who needed money to buy food. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He wipes a thick residue of powder from his face with a handkerchief that might once have been white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Every stitch Daisy’s patient little fingers had put into the handkerchiefs she hemmed was better than embroidery to Mrs. March. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The round man pulled a handkerchief out of his waistcoat pocket and wiped his face. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Macon stopped, as though the mention of illness reminded him of his own frailty, and pulled a large white handkerchief out of his pocket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Amelia lifted her nose out of the handkerchief, her eyes wide. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Rolling up a shirt in a checkered handkerchief. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “And handkerchiefs, please. All of you!” she cried to the girls crowding about them. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “But will we have a single pupil after this?” said Slughorn, now dabbing his sweating brow with a silken handkerchief. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The poor fellow laughed so hard he had to take off his glasses and give them a wipe with a dotted silk handkerchief. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Stock boy, fine,” Killer Man went on, polishing his glasses with the fine silk handkerchief he’d pulled out of the breast pocket of his gray flannel blazer. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “See this blood,” I said faintly, and waved the handkerchief back and forth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She looked disoriented, twisting her wet handkerchief in her hands. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He sat stiff and straight-backed, tweed suit perfectly pressed, white handkerchief in his breast pocket, hair slicked. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Peeping in the doorway, I saw my mother was laying across the bed, on her side, pressing a handkerchief to her mouth. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Maniac’s and Grayson’s ran like faucets, and not a handkerchief in sight. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “It bit me!” he said, showing them his hand, which was wrapped in a bloody handkerchief. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He wore a flapping broad-brimmed traveller’s hat, and under it a handkerchief tied over his head in the manner of a cap: so that he showed no hair. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He tried to ride a steer in a pasture, got tossed onto the ragged edge of a fallen tree, and limped home with his gashed knee bound in a handkerchief. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z There, on a cushion of paper handkerchiefs, was a single shiny feather. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Use my handkerchief, for God’s sake. What the hell’s the difference?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z "Do you have a spare handkerchief? I'm a receptionist, too. Sometimes I keep them in my desk." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z One woman, pale and thin, handed Jinx a bundled-up red handkerchief. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I use my glove as a handkerchief as I watch the shadow of the dugout roof creep down my outstretched legs as the sun rises to the top of the sky. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The man in the grey suit replaces the now empty handkerchief in his pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She took her handkerchief from her sleeve and blew her nose. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Adam lay on the bed, a sheet pulled up to his waist, and Alice patted the cuts with a linen handkerchief dipped in warm water. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Every girl in my row had found something new to do with her handkerchief. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His good-natured childish face beamed with satisfaction as with a last eloquent gesture, he paused and wiped his forehead with a handkerchief. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z A week later Amaranta brought the dozen handkerchiefs to him in jail along with the money and they spent several hours talking about the past. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She put the handkerchief away and picked up an ivory crochet hook from the marble top of the bureau. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She had picked up his handkerchief and she was looking at him ... right, directly into his soul. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I pulled my handkerchief out of my dress pocket and wiped at my face. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Is that what that handkerchief on her table was about?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He has pulled a handkerchief from his pocket, and he wipes his face. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He folded his spotted handkerchief up into a neat square and put it back in his pocket. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was only a small handkerchief, quite a scrap of a thing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out a handkerchief and held a corner of it out to Ern. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Valley’s mother wiped a tear carefully with a black handkerchief, and her father looked like he always did: uninterested. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She took a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped at Fern’s drippy nose. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But after a few seconds the smell’s chemical properties seared his nostrils, and he covered his nose with his handkerchief. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "Well, press this down," he instructs me, handing me the handkerchief. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Girls whose sisters taught them to embroider flowers on linen handkerchiefs. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Amelia folded the handkerchief and handed it back to Lyddie with a nod. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “No. By the way, did you notice that Count Andrenyi keeps his handkerchief in his right-hand breast pocket?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not want her to enter her new country with a spent handkerchief because I know, I know what tears await her there. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He stood looking into the sink with his handkerchief in his hand and leaned hard against the counter. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z At the same time this nurse picked up Mrs. Pocket’s handkerchief, and said, “If that don’t make six times you’ve dropped it, Mum!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He spits out a handkerchief onto the floor—stuffed there, I assume, to keep him quiet—and then he coughs and coughs like he might never breathe again, still on his belly. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, my Gracious, Glorious, Galumphing Goodness!” roared Mr. Wigg, dabbing his eyes with the tail of his coat because he couldn’t find his handkerchief. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He sat down on the edge of the wooden platform and pulled out a filthy handkerchief. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In his bedroom he dampened a handkerchief in the water and loosened the caked blood and dirt on the girl’s face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He begins to cough, and when he removes the handkerchief from his mouth, it’s redder. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “It is a very expensive handkerchief that, and Americans, as all the world knows, do not care what they pay.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened a smaller drawer and saw his stacks of handkerchiefs. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I watch as sweat beads up on his forehead; he dabs at it with a white handkerchief. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A white silk handkerchief peeped from the breast pocket of his black coat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He holds up a corner of the handkerchief to his face and dries the tears that have formed in his eyes. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He placed them in a handkerchief, tied it up, and covered it with his hands. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “I remember in primary six, I took this girl to the send-off party and my mom dropped both of us off and gave the girl a handkerchief. She said, “A lady always needs a handkerchief! Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weidenbach reached down the front of her dress and plucked up a lace handkerchief. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I pull my gloves on and tie a black handkerchief around my mouth and nose. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z And as to the woman who would not take my handkerchief in exchange for her bread, why, she was right, if the offer appeared to her sinister or the exchange unprofitable. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Clarke’s attempt to demonstrate lasted no more than a minute before she had to sit down and take out a handkerchief to mop her forehead. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She fixed her gaze on Mother, who twisted her handkerchief nervously, smiling at someone who was not yet there. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Both her eyes and her hand, frozen in pointing, were fixed on Yishan’s outstretched handkerchief. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. Odom frowned and fretted, fingering the soft fabric, but finally pulled out four quarters from a knotted handkerchief. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Hagrid, who had sat down on the floor in the corner where he had most space, was dabbing at his eyes with his tablecloth-sized handkerchief. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He had his handkerchief out and was dabbing at his eyes, and I don’t think it was only great-grand-fatherly pride. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was dark inside, but he easily found the leaves wrapped in his handkerchief. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They heard him coughing into his handkerchief and then the front door creaked shut as he left the house. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The yellow insides of his hands were so moist that occasionally he wiped them with a handkerchief. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There was nothing left of the bag bigger than a handkerchief. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She had on a red cloak and a black bonnet: or rather, a broad-brimmed gipsy hat, tied down with a striped handkerchief under her chin. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Caesar pulls out a handkerchief and has to take a moment because he's so moved. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I’d say Violet washed and ironed those handkerchiefs because, crazy as she was, raggedy as she became, she couldn’t abide dirty laundry. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The man wiped his brow with a crisp white handkerchief. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The dizziness left and I managed to stand, holding onto my brief case, pressing a handkerchief to my head. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I threw the well water on my face and used the weekday handkerchief to blow my nose. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid’s husband had to cut a pattern from cardboard so Moon Orchid could fold handkerchiefs uniformly. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My black trousers are tucked into my boots and I carry a pair of gloves and a black handkerchief in my pockets. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He’d play a minor chord or two with his left hand and, with a flourish of his right, wipe his perspiring face with an enormous white handkerchief. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I handed her my handkerchief, and she wiped her eyes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At other times she twisted a handkerchief in her hand as she paced the hallway. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His upper tunic was of white cambric, as fine as a handkerchief, so that the bright red tunic beneath it showed through. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Her elegant black dress and perfect posture, her matching black handkerchief to wipe her tears, her shoes with heels that punched holes in the grass. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Her eyes were swollen and she held a handkerchief to her mouth. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Several identical red handkerchiefs are tied together around the trunk, midway up. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Hie nurse gave her a fresh handkerchief, sprinkled with cologne water. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Moose,” he says, trying to wipe the tears away with his handkerchief. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The office manager wiped his forehead with a handkerchief. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nivea dropped Clara’s hand and pulled a handkerchief from her sleeve to blot the drop of sweat that was rolling down her neck. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He brushed off his hat with a handkerchief and put it away. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He took out an embroidered handkerchief and blew his nose with great ferocity. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Rab took the extra stockings from his pocket, untied his handkerchief, and added them to his shirt and other necessities. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door, and he turned to answer it, blowing his nose on his great spotted handkerchief as he did so. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I crossed the street to the drinking fountain, feeling the water cooling, going down, then dampened a handkerchief and swabbed my face, eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “She kept it on her desk all day. She said somebody in her church got promoted after fasting with the handkerchief.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Surrounding her were candles she burned in daylight, clean yellow diamonds, footlights that ringed her, mysterious masked mother, nose and mouth veiled with a cowboy handkerchief. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, hoping the handkerchief had passed across hundreds of miles already, ahead of the letters. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Patting his forehead with a handkerchief, Dr. Barnes said, “Didn’t you get my memo? We have a meeting today, right now, and you’re fifteen minutes late.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z With his face in his hands and his handkerchief headgear drooping low over his brow, Zooey sat at Seymour’s old desk, inert, but not asleep, for a good twenty minutes. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I walked about the room biting the corner of my handkerchief, tearing at the edge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I pulled out my mother's upper right-hand bureau drawer and slipped the blue jewelry box from its hiding place under the scented Irish linen handkerchiefs. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The guards had covered their faces with handkerchiefs so no one would ever be able to identify them in the improbable event that circumstances changed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was holding out a folded, white handkerchief. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He wore green velveteen pants and a brown corduroy jacket from which hung a red bandana handkerchief. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She had her nose covered with a handkerchief. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Barbarossa blew his nose once more, then stuffed his handkerchief back into his vest pocket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He kicked at a white hen and sat down on the top step, wiping the blood with his handkerchief. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He jingled his money in his pocket handkerchief, and looked for something small and inexpensive with which to amuse Daisy. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I fished the handkerchief from my pocket and tried to tie it around my upper right arm. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Their Dad did a trick for George with a matchstick and a handkerchief. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There were tanks rolling through tiny villages and French girls waving handkerchiefs from balconies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I’d seen him at church, mopping his sweaty face with a handkerchief while he belted out “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder,” but I’d never talked to him. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “What’s that smell?” asked Mr. Huxley, covering his mouth and nose with a dainty silk handkerchief. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The young ones who clustered on the comers wearing ties the color of handkerchiefs sticking out of their breast pockets. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He coughed mean and violent, and spit something thick into an old handkerchief he had tucked in his shirt pocket. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “No, I can’t. Why, Liza—Mother—now don’t. Here—here’s a handkerchief.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Parents filed between them with handkerchiefs pressed to their mouths. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As they passed the blue Benz, Laila caught a fleeting glimpse of the man in the backseat: thin, white haired, dressed in a dark brown suit, with a white handkerchief triangle in the breast pocket. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “This is your amazing disguise?” asked Pong, tugging at the handkerchief at his neck. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He looked up at the branches overhead, and then when there was no shade he covered his face with a handkerchief to shield his eyes from the sun. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Dad dusted off his hands gingerly with a spotless handkerchief. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Birds disappear from cages with false bottoms, handkerchiefs slip from pockets to be concealed again in cuffs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He reached into his pocket and removed a tied-up handkerchief and held it out. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He took the handkerchief from her and went to the hall door, still dizzy and, now, feeling nausea. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z There are letters from Confederate soldiers lying on a Federal desk, strategically placed antique spectacles and handkerchiefs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She knelt beside Haiyi, reached into her sleeve, and gave the scarred servant her handkerchief to wipe the spilled soup from her face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She began to weep, wiping her eyes with a handkerchief. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I decided to wear a green suit, for hope, like the handkerchief that wrapped Ma’s marriage proposal letter from Papa’s family. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Daisy's face was smeared with tears and when I came in she jumped up and began wiping at it with her handkerchief before a mirror. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She took the hand she wasn’t squeezing my fingers with and took out a handkerchief and blew her nose. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Belted jackets and handkerchiefs the color of their ties. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrapped five in her handkerchief and put them in one of her deep pockets. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He’d stand on the pulpit, handkerchief in hand, wrestling with the Bible verses like a man possessed. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Cassiopeia had no handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes with the hem of her skirt, but Penelope did not feel this was a time to scold. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “That is correct, Monsieur. My handkerchiefs are always initialled in the Russian characters. H is N in Russian.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I knew that the vanished scent upon the handkerchief was the same as the crushed white petals of the azaleas in the Happy Valley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “That handkerchief is not mine, Monsieur,” said the Countess. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, to give you an example—we find a woman’s handkerchief. Did a woman drop it? Or did a man, committing the crime, say to himself ‘I will make this look like a woman’s crime. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The radios warned against carrying a white handkerchief. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He was lifting the edge of his cap with his right hand and wiping his head with a handkerchief with his left at the same time. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z On the dresser, she found a pile of soiled handkerchiefs and a scattering of dirt-crusted fingernail clippings. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For an hour and a half, while Dad manned the pumps with his handkerchief, the woman struggled to keep her family together. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached for my handkerchief, but by the time I pulled it from my pocket, she was already hurrying down the hall. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Daddy wiped at his eyes with a Snowberger’s handkerchief and spoke over Peach and just kept going. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mother was sitting with a damp handkerchief twisted in her fingers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She has bluish-white hair, beautifully waved, and wears rustling, silky mauve dresses with a lace-edged handkerchief tucked into the sleeve. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “British royalty always carry crumpled tissues with them. They call them handkerchiefs.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She sat up and dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was wiping his eyes with a handkerchief. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Jinx reached into the wheelbarrow and pulled out the red handkerchief the old woman had given him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z With my handkerchief I wiped away the gravel, leaves, and pine needles. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad would turn around, then, and see all of us giggling into our handkerchiefs. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Washing his handkerchiefs and putting food on the table before him was the most she could manage. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And the small, slight tail gunner was lying on the floor beside Snowden in a dead faint, his face as white as a handkerchief, so that Yossarian sprang forward with revulsion to help him first. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I’m not gonna faint in the middle of the road and wave a white handkerchief!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Periodically Connor would hold something up for us like an old boot or a handkerchief and say, “Check this out,” like whatever he was holding was interesting, when, in fact, it was not. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The woman was peering at her engine and dabbing a white handkerchief at various greasy items inside. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Here! Give him to me!” said Mr. Teavee, and he took the tiny boy and shoved him into the breast pocket of his jacket and stuffed a handkerchief on top. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z He brought his handkerchief out of his pocket to ream the sweat, carefully, out of one eye socket and then the other. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She took her vomity handkerchief out of his pocket and let him spit out his food. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “You did not tell us that this handkerchief was yours at the inquiry this morning.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The snowy handkerchief in his breast-pocket was scented with some heavy cologne like those hothouse plants so rich you can smell the decay at their roots. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I took off the wet handkerchief, opened my left eye, and gasped with the pain. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z On meeting my eye, he said plainly, by a momentary and silent pause in that attitude, “Indeed? Singular!” and then put the handkerchief to its right use with wonderful effect. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z On her way out she waved her handkerchief at the nurse and turned her into a crocus sack of chicken feed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z From the knapsack that he always carried, he had taken a small handkerchief and on it he had placed two wine goblets. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Grandpop reached in his shirt pocket and pulled out a white handkerchief that wasn’t really all that white anymore and patted his forehead. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He coughed another patch of blood into the handkerchief. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nok's mother patted the sweat off her nose with a handkerchief and looked worriedly out the window. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Mrs. van D. didn’t move, but stayed by her writing desk, looking for a handkerchief. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The old man handed her a handkerchief when she was finished. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa, who was sitting next to her on the mattress, lifted its corner and pulled out from underneath the white embroidered handkerchief. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He did not wear his pirate costume with abandon, and there was something rather tragic about the side-whiskers he had fluffed under the scarlet handkerchief on his head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z |
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