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Example Sentences

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The cast is very good and the dialogue good enough, but because few of these characters are developed beyond a handful of identifying characteristics, it’s a generally cold, dispassionate watch.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

When California passed its landmark food safety law in 2023, it did more than ban a handful of controversial additives — it stepped into a role the federal government had long failed to fill.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

City did have a better success rate and Arsenal a worse one in the summer months of 2020 during the Covid pandemic, but those were only a handful of games.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

At the weekend, there were already signs that supplies at a handful of European airports are stretched, exacerbated by a storm in the Mediterranean that disrupted deliveries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

I gathered the straw from the ground until I had a handful.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff