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Another word for handful

Noun
    2. See also:

    few

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Sentence Examples

  • Why do you take up a handful of dirt?

  • He grabbed a handful of cookies and left.

  • He laughed and drank another handful of water.

  • With a handful of men he opposed Sherman's march through the Carolinas, and at Bentonville, N.C., fought and almost won a most gallant and skilful battle against heavy odds.

  • He tossed it on the bed and grabbed a handful of clothes then stuffed them in.

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