fistful
a handful: a fistful of pennies.
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A fistful of dollars in his pocket, Mike—who once had a family himself, now long gone—heads across the border.
Cry Macho Is Pure Clint Eastwood—and That's Mostly a Good Thing | Stephanie Zacharek | September 17, 2021 | TimeYou can add a pinch of this and a fistful of that when cooking, but accurate measuring is a must for baking cakes, bread, pastries, and pies.
Best kitchen scales: This handy kitchen essential is a must-have for baking and beyond | Irena Collaku | July 24, 2021 | Popular-ScienceBefore marching into the home store with a fistful of cash, think about where you want to mount it and how you’ll use it.
The best floodlight: Light up the night and the driveway with these outdoor lighting fixtures | Irena Collaku | July 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceBaric was a top expert in coronaviruses, with hundreds of papers to his credit, and Shi, along with her team at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, had been discovering them by the fistful in bat caves.
Inside the risky bat-virus engineering that links America to Wuhan | Rowan Jacobsen | June 29, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe NCAA has a fistful of colossal sponsorship and media deals.
The NCAA’s shell game is the real women’s basketball scandal | Sally Jenkins | March 25, 2021 | Washington Post
Brown continued sauntering along, still holding a fistful of cigarillos on each hand.
90 Seconds of Fury in Ferguson Are the Key to Making Peace in America | Michael Daly | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe models walked with a fistful of red roses, tenderly tossing them onto the bed-bound boys as they turned a corner.
Thom Browne’s Women’s Line Evolves in the Wake of Michelle Obama’s Inaugural Ensemble | Misty White Sidell | February 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs he stood at the defense table with a fistful of papers, he gave his baggy red pants a tug to keep them up.
Sandusky Sentenced to 30 to 60 Years: Inside the Courtroom | Diane Dimond | October 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he reached his hand inside the sack on his back, and pulled out a fistful of bright gold pennies—oh, such a lot of them!
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon AndersonJustin handed a fistful of shells to the Factor, then proceeded unconcernedly to the water's edge.
Menotah | Ernest G. HenhamThe door opened and Bart grabbed a fistful of bed-ticking as two Lhari came into the room.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley“A mistake,” said Aunt Jessica, shaking the dirt vigorously from a fistful of sorrel.
The Camerons of Highboro | Beth B. GilchristThe General picked up a fistful of the documents which had cost the life of Fernando Rivas.
The Five Arrows | Allan Chase
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