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Example Sentences

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Darling is one of a handful of companies turning animal fats, cooking oil, and food waste into diesel, jet fuel, fertilizer, and feedstock.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“Fantasy Life” has played a handful of other festivals, including L.A.’s AFI Fest last fall, since its 2025 premiere at SXSW.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Barnard, from Tophill Low, began collecting seed from the handful of milk parsley plants still found at Hornsea Mere in 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The Woods – I’ve been to a handful of consumption lounges—from San Diego to Las Vegas to Richmond, Illinois—and this one is easily my favorite.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

She’d gone to a handful of parties there not long after her first death, when she was always ravenous and East Tenth Street was “uptown.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny