Handful means: The amount that a hand will grasp or contain. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Handful in practice.
Handful in a sentence
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Handful meaning
- The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
- A hand's breadth; four inches.
- A small number, usually approximately five.
Synonyms of Handful
Example sentences (20)
And when he does, he only notifies the handful of Democrats in town, ignoring even the elected county commissioners.
Belair just passed Day 365 as champion, and is a handful of months from eclipsing Lynch’s staggering 544-day record.
Congress has 535 members and only a handful will even sheepishly admit their ‘religiously unaffiliated,” he joked.
For starters, only a handful of people are proficient enough with cursed energy to become skilled jujutsu sorcerers.
Generative AI is a core growth driver for a handful of firms including Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta.
Cam Reddish’s point-of-attack defense helped create a handful of Portland’s 19 turnovers, which led to 27 points.
Despite the same handful of DC villains appearing repeatedly, many others deserve a chance to become just as popular.
A handful of earlier Starship prototypes all exploded during landing attempts before the company finally got it right.
From The Exorcist to Enter The Dragon, a handful of all-time classic movies celebrate their 50th anniversaries in 2023.
Between tears and screams, Itsenko and Kuznetsov wait for the last handful of dirt to be tossed onto the lowered coffin.
Cole has posted less than a handful of times on his social media platforms since those episodes were released.
Despite a handful of therapies, no treatments address the underlying issues with the tear film that may lead to dry eye.
EasyJet flights out to Rhodes today showed just a handful of travellers had decided to still make the journey.
A handful of creators are taking advantage of an open studio at the commercial space in downtown London, Ont.
Dunk them and stir them around as they steep, then remove and discard the used leaves before adding another fresh handful.
Desperate for races, a handful of top distance runners in the state arranged a 3,200-meter time trial at Taylorsville High.
A 6-0 run in the final minute along with a handful of Riverside Poly offensive rebounds saw the Tartans’ playoff hopes fade.
And according to one GP, there are a handful of early warning signs to look out for that may indicate the onset of dementia.
Contrary to public perception, only a handful of contracts (such as notarial wills) require notarization for their validity.
A handful of white families claim the federal law is based on race and is unconstitutional under the equal protection clause.
Common combinations with handful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- handful of 185×
- only handful 18×
- of handful 12×
- just handful 11×
- with handful 10×
- are handful 9×
- the handful 6×
- than handful 5×
- on handful 4×
- and handful 4×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word handful. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.