Handful

A “handful” of something means a small quantity or number.

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A “handful” of something means a small quantity or number. A “handful” of American cities and states, or a small number of American cities and states, are trying out ranked-style voting. A “handful” of people showed up to the event last night. There were only a “handful” of dogs at the dog park this morning.

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