handfuls

noun

variants also handsful
Definition of handfulsnext
plural of handful
as in couples
a small number only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike

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Recent Examples of handfuls Just one or two handfuls a day should do the trick. — Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 13 Dec. 2024 It has since been repurposed and republished by handfuls of content creators. — Cory Mull, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 There’s a complete lack of self-consciousness in Mother’s wolfing down handfuls of meatloaf or playfully woofing at strangers in public, and that’s matched by what Adams is doing to bring this woman to life. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024

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