handy
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If you have not got a handy, leafy tree or a pinhole camera, Clough recommends taking a kitchen colander outside to create the same effect.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
It might be worth it, though, because your adviser will have more information about you than you were able to provide on our handy MarketWatch Retirement Questionnaire.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
I bring it up because I came across a handy way to save money on a last-minute trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A handy example of the latter is Daniel Mason’s satiric charmer “Country People.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Next to him, of course, was his handy notebook.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
And the Sense is handier in day-to-day life because you can set silent alarms, use it for contactless payments, and receive notifications.
From The Verge ● Aug. 5, 2022
Maybe this is just one more instance of Americans retreating further indoors and away from one another, but there’s a handier explanation for that in COVID-19.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2021
A cookbook can’t get much handier or helpful; the author lists plenty of variations and substitutions for all types of eaters.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2016
Some billionaires relish flying political chums around, which is even handier.
From Economist ● Apr. 30, 2015
She would be working on a sketch of something familiar but drawn at such close range so she could attach a special nozzle or handier handle, the thing looked peculiar.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
“The amazing Master Tool Corporation, a subsidiary of Fly-By-Night Industries, has entrusted who? Me! To show you! The handiest and the dandiest kitchen tool you’ve ever seen.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
So I bought one of the handiest tools that I’ve been using for years now: a digital air pressure gauge.
From The Verge ● May 3, 2022
“But it’s really interesting, because if it works, it would be the handiest and cheapest way to enrich their environment.”
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 22, 2022
You'll get the cleaning secrets we've learned from grandma, a guide to our handiest tools and helpers, and so much more.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2022
Scientists dealt with this paradox in the handiest possible way.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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