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Meanings of handful in English
Synonyms
Examples for "smattering"
Examples for "smattering"
1
The publican was unshaven, jowly, sixty-something and spoke a smattering of German.
2
This brought a smattering of applause as the student took his seat.
3
A smattering of rain is forecast across the Western Cape from Tuesday.
4
A cascade of voices and a smattering of applause greeted her announcement.
5
He had some enthusiasm, but the most inaccurate smattering of his subject.
Usage of handful in English
1
Still, a handful of countries, including Russia, have not ratified the treaty.
2
Lord Daventry opens the hall to the public handful times a year.
3
A handful of other major companies would also likely reap immediate benefit.
4
Italy currently has bilateral agreements with only a handful of African countries.
5
A handful remained true to the original ideas; the rest fell away.
6
A handful of new minerals are also found in meteorites every year.
7
Consider just a handful of the cases and controversies currently involving Twitter.
8
We have a handful left that I think we can finish today.
9
A handful of industry groups are emerging to focus exclusively on security.
10
She's only had a handful of potential FGM cases in six years.
11
Elven Hunters, of course, but perhaps a handful of others as well.
12
And the President had other uses for the handful in the army.
13
That compares with just a handful a few years ago, they say.
14
But change cannot simply be about profit for a handful of people.
15
Yet each year there are only a handful of convictions against rapists.
16
That means that a handful of your fans won't hear the news.
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Handful through the time
Handful across language varieties
Canada
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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