How to Use handful in a Sentence

handful

noun
  • The children collected seashells by the handful.
  • Our dog is a real handful.
  • The union is one of a handful that has called for a cease-fire in the war.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Among the hundreds of seats in the House, though, there are a handful that stand out.
    — Susan Page, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The project was abandoned in 1970, but a handful of cars were made.
    — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 16 May 2023
  • Reduce the heat to low and fold in both cheeses, one handful at a time.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The diss track broke a handful of Guinness World Records.
    — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 31 May 2023
  • Mulkey benched Reese for a handful of games at the start of her senior year.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2025
  • The iPhone 14 is a very good phone, with a handful of useful upgrades over the 13.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 14 Sep. 2022
  • He's been strong all year long and has only let in a handful of goals.
    — The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Here are a handful of condiments called for in many Asian recipes.
    — Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
  • It’s launched a handful of new Fresh stores in recent months.
    — Annie Palmer,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
  • One of the twins reached into the ground, then pulled out a handful of ants and licked his fingers clean.
    — Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
  • Apart from a handful of songs, Gaga spends most of the movie in the literal background.
    — Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Mix a couple of handfuls of grass seed with a scoop of garden soil.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The singer, who first rose to fame with the band One Direction, has been linked to a handful of women through the years.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Over the years, Lamb’s has revived the production a handful of times.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
  • And, of course, a handful of Grammy Moments ™ were made.
    — Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The project is just one of a handful of off-campus student housing projects planned for the UCF area.
    — Tyler Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
  • Still, a handful of US states broke ground on new charger sites last fall.
    — Aarian Marshall matt Simon, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Only a handful of counties in the commonwealth are free of the pest.
    — Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2023
  • But much of this new revenue has come from a small handful of customers.
    — Ian King, Fortune, 22 May 2024
  • The town is home to a dollar store, a senior center, and a handful of bars and restaurants.
    — Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
  • But even then, what will Bryce Young look like with a handful of starts under his belt?
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Here’s a look at a handful of the standout performances.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The journey began with a handful of stores in metro Atlanta.
    — Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Here’s a look at a handful of players from the Sooners’ 2023 class that could have the biggest impact.
    — Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023
  • His best work came in the first handful of minutes in the second period.
    — Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Masak’s daughter Kathryn (one of his six kids) played Metzger’s deputy, Lynn Olsen, on a handful of episodes.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2022
  • There is still a handful of those in operation in Hong Kong and Japan.
    — James Morris, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025

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