handful

[US]/ˈhændfʊl/
[UK]/ˈhændfʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. a small number of items held in one's hand

Phrases & Collocations

a handful of

small handful

grab a handful

just a handful

handful of people

handful of sand

large handful

handful of nuts

Example Sentences

a handful of loose change.

only a handful of people on the street.

a small handful of fresh coriander.

controlled ultimately by a handful of firms.

only a handful are hard enough to join the SAS.

he pinched a handful of sweets.

he shook out a handful of painkillers.

scoop up a handful of jelly beans.

shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers.

little more than a few pounds and a handful of shrapnel.

A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning.

the road was so strait that a handful of men might have defended it.

"They invited a dozen companies, but only a handful of them came."

We invited 30 people, but only a handful came.

When you squeeze a handful of snow, the flakes cohere to make a snowball.

But today I found that in Wuhu there are still a handful of people who still firmly believe in Christianity in this unreligious nation.

"When the employer arrived, the secretary handed him a handful of letters."

Tom grabbed up a handful of snow and shoved it down his sister's collar.

However, when Bearskin reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of ducats, the innkeeper softened and gave him a room in an outbuilding.

Real-world Examples

Just grab a handful. Don't be shy.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

People don't speak one universal language or even a handful.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

To do this, it plans on hiring a handful of English language teachers from abroad.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

Can you identify a handful of them?

Source: Gourmet Base

These Meeseeks, huh? Kind of a handful.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

Well, the university only takes a handful.

Source: Interstellar Original Soundtrack

He took a handful of candy and laughed.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Presently, Google runs a handful of offices across London.

Source: Working at Google

Now you going to get a handful of bees.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2022 Collection

A handful of unarmed citizens provided protection.

Source: NPR News December 2018 Compilation

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