How to use "handful" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "handful" in popular movie and book plots

  • The party battles two Jade Golems and a handful of Lotus Assassins, killing Master Gang in the process.  - Jade Empire
  • Meanwhile, at a farm, a handful of Beagle puppies make fun of a younger puppy (voiced by Tobey Maguire), who wants to be free.  - Cats & Dogs
  • Macro’s unit, with Cato in tow, is ambushed by a war band; Macro holds the Britons at bay while Cato and a handful of men escape by boat.  - The Eagle's Conquest
  • After learning its location, Allanon was ambushed by the Dagda Mor and a handful of Furies.  - The Elfstones of Shannara
  • Barbara is imprisoned in the Kesslers' basement, where she proves a handful to the amateur kidnappers.  - Ruthless People
  • Only a handful of humans have survived, while the rest have changed into mutants who roam the radioactive wastelands.  - Wizards (film)
  • Only a handful escape into the jungle.  - The Mission (1986 film)
  • Romulus refuses this, stating he would readily sell the Empire for a handful of sestertii, but he will not sell his daughter.  - Romulus the Great
  • When he is about to put a handful of the larvae in his mouth, Riker suddenly produces a phaser and fires on one of the Admirals.  - Conspiracy (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
  • He then tries to get a handful of dirt from his land, but is stopped by a security guard.  - Do Bigha Zamin
  • A handful of citizens escape to Knothole Village, and form the Freedom Fighters.  - Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)
  • Only a handful of unproven young Warriors, junior Magic Users, a couple of Bards barely old enough to drink, and some out of work Rogues.  - The Bard's Tale (1985 video game)
  • Will meets back with Robin and a handful of his most trusted aides who survived the assault by the Celts.  - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  • Perhaps the rest of humanity evolved, or is unchanged and wondering where Hobson and a handful of others have gone to.  - The Quiet Earth
  • He and the handful of other survivors end up with 132 prisoners.  - Sergeant York (film)
  • A handful of Final Fantasy VI characters have reappeared in later games, such as Secret of Evermore.  - Final Fantasy VI

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