Kleenex

American  

[klee-neks] / ˈkli nɛks /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a soft, disposable paper tissue, used especially as a handkerchief.

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Kleenex British  

/ ˈkliːnɛks /

noun

1. a kind of soft paper tissue, used esp as a handkerchief

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Example Sentences

The night her mother took a Kleenex and forcibly tried to wipe the makeup off her face, Sharon flounced from the house and into her boyfriend’s truck.

From Literature

He wants his brands— such as Huggies, Kleenex tissues and Scott paper towels—to be the least-expensive items on the shelf while also advertising new features.

From The Wall Street Journal

These so-called inertial navigation units, which range from the size of a matchbox to that of a Kleenex box, can be made for use in the air, on land, underground or underwater.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today, on top of the bureau, Sam discovered a piece of Kleenex.

From Literature

Her history of Kleenex tissues is a tour de force: We learn that the Kimberly-Clark Corp., which owns Kleenex, played on the fear that reusable handkerchiefs were essentially wads of tuberculosis germs.

From The Wall Street Journal