handful

Phonetic Respelling: [ hand-fool ]

Definition:

n. as much or as many as the hand will hold a relatively small number or amount -example-a mere handful of people--Informal- as much as one is able to manage; someone or something hard to manage

Sentence:

We were given a handful of grapes.

More example sentences:

We were given a handful of grapes.

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When will the remaining handful of pumpkin seeds be used?

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What did the haystack say when the old lady said if she could not borrow a handful of hay to please say so?

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Andrew collected a handful of chartaceous dead leaves.

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There were a handful of what type of penguin at the zoo?

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