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Example Sentences

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Real estate agent Matthew Hoult said the spring market has been slow for a handful of reasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Most of the cases are still ongoing, though a handful have been dismissed.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Despite the shift at the top of the digital-ad business, the broader ad market continues to consolidate around a handful of players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

That’s why we’re zeroing in on a handful of stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

She’d gone to a handful of parties there not long after her first death, when she was always ravenous and East Tenth Street was “uptown.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny