Wondering how to use Handfuls in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Handfuls meaning
plural of handful
Using Handfuls
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of handful
- In the example corpus, handfuls often appears in combinations such as: handfuls of, and handfuls, the handfuls.
Context around Handfuls
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Handfuls
- In this selection, "handfuls" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, saw, given and ferry stand out and add context to how "handfuls" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a few handfuls of fresh and acting and handfuls of laugh. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "handfuls" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with handfuls
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Handfuls of negatives went straight to the trash. (8 words)
Don’t throw out the handfuls of several veggies you have left. (12 words)
Mason said the annual event is positively received, with many bar patrons enthusiastically grabbing handfuls. (15 words)
The pair are said to have stolen handfuls of food and alcohol from the Port's Iceland shop on the same day, while Dean Hill, of Dempster Street, allegedly lifted booze from the town's Tesco on the same date. (40 words)
On this occasion, the event caught many by surprise and it was only the tourists with Mr da Silva who were on hand to grab handfuls from the hundreds of slippery creatures wriggling in the sand and trapped on rocks. (40 words)
There were up to 2,000 men on land who still needed rescuing and the Slamat had space for 500 more, so he waited for more and more small boats to ferry handfuls of men to him. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
I saw handfuls of before I knew what they were called … and handfuls more before I knew how they were achieved.
Everyone who set up around us were overly gracious, talkative and friendly and I was given handfuls of home grown from several dads.
He said: “In a bucket, mix one handful of grass seed with three handfuls of sand or compost and add it to the bare patch.
In between handfuls of broken Easter Eggs and hot cross buns, here are the movies that should have you reaching for the remote control to check out this evening.
There were up to 2,000 men on land who still needed rescuing and the Slamat had space for 500 more, so he waited for more and more small boats to ferry handfuls of men to him.
The judge found that the younger girl was at risk of emotional harm from her mother, who had repeatedly used degrading language on her and thrown handfuls of salt on her while saying "go away demon".
The pair are said to have stolen handfuls of food and alcohol from the Port's Iceland shop on the same day, while Dean Hill, of Dempster Street, allegedly lifted booze from the town's Tesco on the same date.
There is yet to be a solid accounting of how many people were killed or who they are, but there have been multiple reports of handfuls of civilians having been killed in the area.
Using a few handfuls of fresh leaves at home for things like teas, extracts and infusions, however, is perfectly safe.
Behind her, a float carried well-wishers from Wellspring Church, who covered their faces but tossed handfuls of candy to the children on the sidewalk.
Handfuls of negatives went straight to the trash.
If you want to lower its height, you simply unzip the cover and remove handfuls of the tubes.
What I came up with was a time cup, a way to capture handfuls of time before they evaporate.
With sharp, witty writing, brilliant acting, and handfuls of laugh-out-loud moments during each episode, is one of the best comedies HBO has to offer.
And with every meal she must take handfuls of pills in order to digest the food.
Don’t throw out the handfuls of several veggies you have left.
From Alaska to Florida, tens of thousands of Americans marched in support of impeachment on Tuesday evening, from a demonstration through a rainy Times Square to handfuls of activists standing vigil in small towns.
It’s Memorial Day weekend, which means either chaining hot dogs, hamburgers and handfuls of chips or jab, jab, uppercut, jab, throw, special.
Mason said the annual event is positively received, with many bar patrons enthusiastically grabbing handfuls.
On this occasion, the event caught many by surprise and it was only the tourists with Mr da Silva who were on hand to grab handfuls from the hundreds of slippery creatures wriggling in the sand and trapped on rocks.
Common combinations with handfuls
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- handfuls of 33×
- and handfuls 5×
- the handfuls 2×
- with handfuls 2×
- out handfuls 2×