How to Use bandanna in a Sentence

bandanna

noun
  • He was found with a black gun, a hunting knife, a mask and a red bandanna.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 4 May 2018
  • Shut it all out with an eye mask (or bandanna or Buff) and/or ear plugs.
    — Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Milling around was a man in a black-and-yellow plaid shirt, with a bandanna over his face.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2021
  • His face was covered by a bandanna, and a knapsack was strapped to his chest.
    — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, 24 June 2017
  • Set your bag charm aside and accessorize your tote with a bandana instead.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Kumlander put the gun, along with a blue bandanna, on the hood of the car.
    — Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2019
  • His crazy hair, as his daughter calls his mop of curls, was sprouting from a bandanna.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Avoid yard work, or wear a mask or bandanna over your nose and mouth when working outside.
    — Beth Biggee, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The suspects were both wearing black bandannas on their faces.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Her hair is tied up in a polka-dot bandanna, and her right sleeve is rolled up to show off her biceps.
    — John Pope, NOLA.com, 24 Sep. 2020
  • The young man’s face is covered, except for his eyes, with a black bandanna and the hood of his coat.
    — Elaine Ganley, The Seattle Times, 13 May 2018
  • Dogs are also welcome to join the fun and will receive a special bandana for the walk.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
  • No bonnets this time, but there are booths selling ice cold bandannas for $5.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2019
  • Janet was wearing a bandanna tied over her hair, which was almost the same color as the sky.
    — Mary Grimm, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019
  • Reynosa’s art was also used for bandannas and hats that will be given away to fans during the game.
    — María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
  • Plus, the bandanna can be used over and over again beyond just Halloween.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In the post, Brennan showed the poster and bandanna students sent with him.
    — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Perfectly made for dogs, the bandanna comes in dozens of school colors.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Many in the facility wear bandannas across their noses and mouths.
    — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2020
  • Hill based his theory on a scene in the movie where an extra can be seen wearing a bandanna.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The 46-year-old stood outside the union hall, a red-white-and-blue bandanna wrapped around his dreads.
    — Gabriel Thompson, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Put a bandanna or another cloth over the hole to filter out any bits of charcoal.
    — Popular Mechanics, 5 Mar. 2018
  • One of the studio’s ceiling lights floods him in the same blue as the bandanna wrapped around his tri-colored dreads.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Police described the suspect as a man wearing a black shirt, black jeans and a black bandanna.
    — Henri Hollis, ajc, 14 June 2021
  • Lil Pump also managed to work in a bandanna, though his was secured just above his right knee.
    — Liz Raiss, GQ, 17 Apr. 2018
  • One was about 185 pounds and wore a white T-shirt, black pants, a red ball cap and red bandanna.
    — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Dressed in a bandanna around his face, Slavin began coughing and felt gas stinging his eyes.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2020
  • For his tour, Sivan wore a metallic chain mail jumpsuit and a matching bandanna around his neck.
    — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The ceiling is a Buzz Lightyear board game; the floor is Woody’s bandanna.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The robber, a white man possibly in his mid-20s, wore a bandanna across his face.
    — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2017

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