How to Use handful in a Sentence

handful

noun

• The children collected seashells by the handful.
• Our dog is a real handful.
• The union is one of a handful that has called for a cease-fire in the war.
  — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
• Among the hundreds of seats in the House, though, there are a handful that stand out.
  — Susan Page, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
• The project was abandoned in 1970, but a handful of cars were made.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 16 May 2023
• Reduce the heat to low and fold in both cheeses, one handful at a time.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2024
• The diss track broke a handful of Guinness World Records.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 31 May 2023
• Mulkey benched Reese for a handful of games at the start of her senior year.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2025
• The iPhone 14 is a very good phone, with a handful of useful upgrades over the 13.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 14 Sep. 2022
• He's been strong all year long and has only let in a handful of goals.
  — The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2022
• Here are a handful of condiments called for in many Asian recipes.
  — Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
• It’s launched a handful of new Fresh stores in recent months.
  — Annie Palmer,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
• One of the twins reached into the ground, then pulled out a handful of ants and licked his fingers clean.
  — Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
• But add in a handful more spices and the whole world of cuisines can be at your fingertips.
  — Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 27 May 2025
• The movie was finally released in the U.S. this month on just a handful of screens.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
• Apart from a handful of songs, Gaga spends most of the movie in the literal background.
  — Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
• Mix a couple of handfuls of grass seed with a scoop of garden soil.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2024
• Only a handful of the 20 or so bills that compose the budget have been passed.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
• The singer, who first rose to fame with the band One Direction, has been linked to a handful of women through the years.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
• Over the years, Lamb’s has revived the production a handful of times.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
• Democrats would need to flip just a handful of seats to take power in both chambers.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022
• And, of course, a handful of Grammy Moments ™ were made.
  — Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 5 Feb. 2024
• Top each with a handful of the onion and jalapeño slices and, using the spatula, press them into the meat.
  — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022
• The project is just one of a handful of off-campus student housing projects planned for the UCF area.
  — Tyler Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
• Every party needs a bowl of sweet, spicy, zesty nuts that guests can munch by the handful.
  — Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022
• The savings will apply to a handful of drugs starting in 2026.
  — Sun Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022
• Still, a handful of US states broke ground on new charger sites last fall.
  — Aarian Marshall matt Simon, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024
• Only a handful of counties in the commonwealth are free of the pest.
  — Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2023
• Within a few months there were a handful of cases in Hartford County.
  — Dr. Richard Fichman, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
• According to the study, of these children a few died of respiratory issues, a few of fever, a handful of diarrhea.
  — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 1 July 2025