armful
noun
armfuls
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pluralof armful.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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By 10 a.m., servers at the Geneva location were carrying in armfuls of coffee cups, bowls, serrated knives and silverware.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Mall goers "were carrying a bag or two, not the armfuls that you would see in pre-pandemic years. They are not blowing the budget today."
From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2023
The store quietly closed in fall 2022 amid a rash of brazen shoplifting incidents where crooks would walk out with armfuls of merchandise, according to local NBC affiliate KGW-TV.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
We turned over armfuls of fresh-cut flowers from our gardens.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
They drew water from a feeder creek and warmed themselves at a slash pile kept burning by his children—girls in rubber boots, including Hatsue—who dragged branches and brought armfuls of brush to it.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
