handful in the PONS Dictionary

handful Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a handful of hair
a handful of people

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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There were but a handful of houses in and around the village and almost everyone knew the other.
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Fully fashioned stockings are becoming increasingly rare; only a handful of manufacturers worldwide now make them regularly.
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This was ineffective, as many political parties with only a handful of members sprang up and squabbled.
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The municipality and town share an office and employ a handful of people to manage the running of public services.
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Expect a handful more pelican crossings, then.
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Prior to this project, only a handful of flu genomes were publicly available.
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There were major concerns of skywave interference to clear channel stations, so only a handful of stations were permitted to apply.
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A handful whose demand is but a hollow cry.
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This station and a handful of others around that time were closed due to low usage.
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However, the party never became much bigger than a handful of people.
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