noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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He sagged inside his best grey suit, and his black armband looked like a bandage.
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They donned black armbands mourning the cattails and circulated petitions to have the offending drainage pipe removed.
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The black armband strained on one sleeve.
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The only things missing were the black armbands when the team took the field at Perth.
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Mrs Rundle sewed black armbands to their coats, even Victoria's.
■ VERB
wear
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Tod wears the red armband too, along with everybody else.
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Although they knew about the policy, several students wore armbands to school, refused to remove them, and were suspended.
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The wearing of an armband to express certain views is the kind of symbolic act protected by that amendment.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although they knew about the policy, several students wore armbands to school, refused to remove them, and were suspended.
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Can teachers wear political buttons, badges, or armbands to class?
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He sagged inside his best grey suit, and his black armband looked like a bandage.
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Not according to a Texas case where officials prohibited armbands because they expected those who opposed the armbands to cause disruption.
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The black armband strained on one sleeve.
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The guy he was referring to was walking quietly to-ward us, a sergeant wearing a white helmet and bright armbands.
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They have Kalashnikov rifles slung ready across their chests and wear distinctive red and white armbands and helmets.