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Example Sentences

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Only a handful of vessels a day manage to cross the Strait of Hormuz, down from well over a hundred before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Finish with lime juice, fish sauce or soy sauce, and a handful of herbs.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Ladbrokes spokesman Alex Apati said "just a handful" of bets had been placed on the horse, but the best result recorded was a customer who collected £1.8k from a £5 each-way single.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A handful of firms also lowered their prices on the stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But it would have been comforting to squeeze something tightly, like a sword hilt, instead of squishing a handful of figs into a sloppy mush.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri