Examples of 'took a handful' in a sentence

Meaning of "took a handful"

took a handful: This phrase means to take a small amount of something in one's hand, usually more than what can be held between the fingers but less than a full grasp. It is often used in a literal sense when grabbing objects like food or in a figurative sense to describe taking a small portion of something

How to use "took a handful" in a sentence

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took a handful
It took a handful of medication to calm her down.
The old man took a handful of rye.
He took a handful of wheat flour and gave it to me.
This is the same stuff i took a handful of.
He took a handful of candy and laughed.
He reached out and took a handful of her hair.
I took a handful of pain pills and muscle relaxants.
You put candy in but took a handful out.
Tom took a handful of popcorn from the bowl.
When he did not get high, took a handful.
He took a handful of birch leaves.
I almost took a handful.
I took a handful of in the forest.
After he left I took a handful and tasted it.
I took a handful of photos inside before a guard asked me to stop.

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ISIL forces also took a handful of nearby villages.
I took a handful of This is the same stuff in the forest.
But on the night she died, she took a handful of each.
Deany took a handful of pretzels.
When we gathered these plants up, we only took a handful of leaves from one.
Deenie took a handful of pretzels.
In anticipation of a different kind of evening . but I took a handful of Viagra.
Iván took a handful of gold and threw it to the women.
You are sure? This is the same stuff I took a handful of in the forest.
She took a handful of them.
My guess is she had one last fling, took a handful of pills … then gave up.
Jesus took a handful of men and transformed the world.
We were, till the Prime Minister 's wife took a handful of tranquilisers.
He took a handful of dust.
My men are hard-chargers . Ring and Highway took a handful of young fire-pissers.
Sensei took a handful of sand and showed it to us on the open palm.
What happened? Portia said she took a handful of her mom 's sleeping pills.
I took a handful of.
When it got really bad, I took a handful.
I took a handful of Valium hoping it would help.
I don't wanna spook you fellas, but I took a handful of Viagra.
McCloud took a handful of men up to the second floor.
Jesus said, “ Look, the sower went out, took a handful of seeds, and scattered them.
They group took a handful of songs with them to Vancouver and wrote new ones.
They say he took one tab of " E. " When he did not get high, took a handful.
So I took a handful of salt and rubbed it on the wound.
Instead I took a handful of pills.
Took a handful of snow, put it in my mouth.
This is the same stuff I took a handful of in the forest. You're sure?
He took a handful of M&Ms and threw them at my face.
I had to go . I took a handful of Advil.
I took a handful of pills and didn't get sick.
Portia said she took a handful of her mom 's sleeping pills.
We took a handful of photos, and we are pleased with the results.
The young girl took a handful of lessons from Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

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