school tie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of school tie
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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“That sounds like what Kumu Whitman’s memory did for me,” I say, thinking of what happened when I held his school tie.
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He pats his yellow school tie.
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I need to get going if I want to catch Denny, but I also want to ask Kumu Whitman about his school tie and the memory I glimpsed.
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“Then why do you keep that school tie, if it’s the school you left?”
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At one point, a school tie was presented as a clue to who belonged in a coffin.
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