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Example Sentences

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Many countries have criticised the consensus-based model by which decisions at COPs can be blocked by a small handful of countries but Bowen said "that's what we've got. And that's not going to change".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Skeptics warned a handful of stocks was overly important to the S&P 500’s nine straight weeks of gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Gathered around him are a handful of coaches and more than a dozen teenage soccer players, eager to learn from a master.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Streeting and a handful of junior ministers quit the government in the aftermath, while Burnham, regarded as the frontrunner in any future leadership contest, set his sights on returning to Westminster in the Makerfield by-election.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

I see three boys skateboarding, a pick-up truck idling a few spaces over, and a handful of road trippers wandering into McDonald’s for a bathroom break.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller