armful
noun
arm·ful
ˈärm-ˌfu̇l 
plural armfuls
ˈärm-ˌfu̇lz
also armsful
ˈärmz-ˌfu̇l
also armsful
ˈärmz-ˌfu̇l
: as much as the arm or arms can hold
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Things heated up in the kitchen quickly, with the chefs grabbing armfuls of ingredients and bottles of liquor to help set their dishes aflame.
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Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024
The career lady struggled toward us with an armful of binders.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
The hit causes the mail carrier to drop an armful of mail onto the street.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
Eager for her expensive and refined taste to be immortalized on canvas, Iselin instructed a maid to follow her into the drawing room carrying an armful of her best Parisian frocks.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
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Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024
The career lady struggled toward us with an armful of binders.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
The hit causes the mail carrier to drop an armful of mail onto the street.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
Eager for her expensive and refined taste to be immortalized on canvas, Iselin instructed a maid to follow her into the drawing room carrying an armful of her best Parisian frocks.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Armful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armful. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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armful
noun
arm·ful
ˈärm-ˌfu̇l
plural armfuls
-ˌfu̇lz
or armsful
ˈärmz-ˌfu̇l
or armsful
ˈärmz-ˌfu̇l
: as much as a person's arm can hold
an armful of books
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