armband
noun
arm·band
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Definition of armband
: a band worn around the arm
especially
: a band worn around the arm for identification or in mourning
Examples of armband in a Sentence
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The PFA Player of the Year, Van Dijk has become a captain without an armband for Klopp's team and has slowly but surely developed into the world's best defender. — SI.com, "Jurgen Klopp: Mr Heavy Metal Football's All-Time Best XI," 12 July 2019 Tesho Akindele steps into leadership role Akindele wore the captain’s armband for the first time in his senior career Saturday night, a moment the forward said was particularly emotional in front of a home crowd. — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, "Four things we learned from Orlando City’s 2-0 win at home against FC Dallas," 5 Aug. 2019 The Argentine was handed the captain's armband in 2015, aged 22, following an excellent start to life at the club – but his relationship with the club has since turned sour. — SI.com, "Inter's Number 9: The History of the Shirt as Romelu Lukaku Takes Coveted Number," 9 Aug. 2019 In his place, Emery confirmed that there are a number of players who could be handed the captain's armband for the upcoming season. — SI.com, "Laurent Koscielny to Be Stripped of Arsenal Captaincy With Two Stars Considered to Take Over," 17 July 2019 Portland’s players wore black armbands to honor Carlo, and after their opening goal, the Timbers players ran to the sideline and embraced their coach as a group. — Jarrid Denney For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "Portland Timbers play a man down, escape with 2-2 draw with Colorado Rapids on ‘weird night’ in Portland," 14 July 2019 Following the loss of erstwhile leader Vincent Kompany, who has joined boyhood club RSC Anderlecht as player-manager, the Citizens have been forced to find a new candidate to wear the armband. — SI.com, "Manchester City Set to Honour David Silva by Handing Him Captain's Armband for Final Season," 2 July 2019 Plastic credentials bearing the golden Larry O'Brien Trophy — to be worn around the neck, with the credentials hanging at one’s chest — and a matching yellow armband were required to step foot on the court that night, Kelly said. — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, "Sheriff’s deputy has concussion after incident with Raptors’ Masai Ujiri, attorney says," 18 June 2019 The city was a flash point for the factional violence that accompanied the Cultural Revolution, and Liu remembers hearing gunfire at night and seeing trucks filled with men clutching guns and wearing red armbands. — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, "Liu Cixin’s War of the Worlds," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'armband.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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armband
noun
English Language Learners Definition of armband
: a band worn around the arm
especially
: one that is worn around the upper part of a sleeve to show who you are or to show that you are in mourning
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