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Example Sentences

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We’ve only had a handful of practices, mainly conditioning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

There are a handful of obesity medications available to patients in the U.S., and patients are picking and choosing the weight-loss treatment that works best for their bodies and their wallets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Dairy Queen began a test with technology company Presto to bring a drive-through chatbot to a handful of its U.S. stores last year, said Kevin Baartman, the company’s executive vice president of information technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

She picked ten ripe strawberries and a handful of peas.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr