How to Use armband in a Sentence

armband

noun
  • The cloth used to bind the man's hands appeared to be a white armband.
    — Byreuters, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2022
  • At dawn, men in white armbands appear at doors, guns and lists in hand.
    — Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The third armband is still missing.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • First, the Jews were forced to wear armbands, then to walk in the gutter.
    — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Lavelle, who wore the captain’s armband, scored in 39th minute.
    — Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Lavelle, who wore the captain's armband, scored in 39th minute.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
  • One of the major changes is the man wearing the captain's armband.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • But the last of these armbands went undeciphered for some time.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Twisting bands of open ends and overlapping ends, two of the rings were armbands.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Someone runs out of the building and drags the man with the yellow armband out of the street.
    — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Someone ran out of the building and dragged the man with the yellow armband out of the street.
    — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The armband itself comes in two sizes, and is machine washable.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 June 2025
  • Mega tickets are $30 for one day only any day of the fair with one ride armband.
    — Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Players and coaches on both clubs were wearing black armbands.
    — David Close, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The armbands, which were worn around their left biceps, were quite noticeable.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Ramsay again wore the captain’s armband.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • The pop star wore the armbands largely as a symbol of helping children in need.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • McGrath wore an armband as a tribute.
    — ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The man with the armband got his team out of Mexico City with a point.
    — cleveland.com, 12 June 2017
  • The Yankees will wear black armbands on their jerseys for the rest of this season.
    — Ronald Blum, courant.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The group that Prince brought to the premiere was also all given red armbands to wear.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The armband must be intact, show no signs of tampering, and must not have been altered in any way.
    — Aegis Staff, baltimoresun.com, 15 July 2021
  • Users must be able to wear the armband for at least three hours and log at least two hours of sleep to get accurate results.
    — Latifah Miles, Parents, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Ellis said of Lloyd, who wore the captain’s armband against Chile.
    — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 17 June 2019
  • Flags flew at half mast at Adelaide Oval and players from both teams wore black armbands.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • An all-weekend armband is $15 for adults and $10 for students.
    — al, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Players from both teams wore black armbands and there was a moment of silence before kickoff.
    — ABC News, 10 May 2026
  • When the match resumed two days later, players on both teams wore purple armbands in her honor.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The captain will likely wear the armband for the club again this season but might play fewer minutes than a year ago.
    — Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Ten Hag would be able to argue that the captain’s armband still demonstrates his value to the club.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 14 May 2022

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