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Example Sentences

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The ratio is much higher than what is typically seen in comets from our own solar system, with only a handful of known examples showing similar characteristics.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

A handful of academic studies have analyzed retail investor day trading, and the results don’t look too good for day traders.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Opponents, the most vocal of which are a handful of oil refineries, are trying to stop it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Over its 95-year history, the venue has been remodeled a handful of times, including in the 1950s when television became a mainstream medium.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The few remaining barrels were being rolled to the open hatch to be hefted on deck by a handful of waiting men in their haphazard blanket and coal soot disguises.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin