handful

Example Sentences

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Real estate agent Matthew Hoult said the spring market has been slow for a handful of reasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Most of the cases are still ongoing, though a handful have been dismissed.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

He focused on a handful of issues—cronyism and corruption, economic stagnation and inflation, and decaying public services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It is not known what the duchess will be paid for her involvement in the event, which has not sold out and is still advertising a "handful of additional rooms".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

He helps me up, and I scoop up a handful of mud and press it against his chest, leaving a brown handprint on his soaked T-shirt.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison