Examples of passel in a Sentence

reporters had a whole passel of questions for the new basketball coach the young couple had a passel of babies in the span of a few years

Recent Examples on the Web Rounding out the household are a cat, a passel of goats and horses (one, retired from the N.Y.P.D., is named Officer Herman), and a sheepdog rescue. — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022 Most fail, but the rare successes can more than make up for a passel of losers. — Michael Liedtke, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2022 Imagine being the eldest of 15 children, the first girl followed by five brothers and then a passel of more children. — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2022 As Corleone family consigliere Tom Hagen, Duvall shared many scenes with Brando, an acting legend among a passel of young newcomers. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2022 The Central Valley was plagued by a passel of train robberies in the last decade or so of the 19th century. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022 Most fail, but the rare successes can more than make up for a passel of losers. — Michael Liedtke, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2022 Most fail, but the rare successes can more than make up for a passel of losers. — Michael Liedtke, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2022 Most fail, but the rare successes can more than make up for a passel of losers. — Michael Liedtke, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2022 See More

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