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Example Sentences

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Once you burn through the free credits, though, you’re faced with a choice: Pay the $25 monthly fee for a lot of upfront credits or wait a day for another free handful.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

He has made a name for himself in Texas conservative circles as the architect behind the formation of a handful of small towns with austere — nearly nonexistent — local governments.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Even in the handful of places where homeowners can argue they are being unfairly assessed based on another assessment, such as Iowa, it’s a hard case to win, she said.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Although there are no known surviving paintings made in her lifetime, there are a handful of lifelike, yet contested, depictions left.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Only a handful of soldiers—some of them looking no older than fifteen—were there to guard a thousand women.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom