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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

They concluded that the Navy would only be able to move a handful of civilian ships each day, a fraction of the regular traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

The Strait of Hormuz, though reopened, experiences very limited shipping traffic, with only a handful of vessels compared to over 100 daily pre-war.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I waited for my aunts to settle in, and once I heard their even breathing and snores, I crept into the wool room with a handful of straw.

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