bucketful
noun
the amount that a bucket can hold.
bucketfuls
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pluralof bucketful.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She remembered trailing behind her grandmother cutting roses in her garden, lugging bucketfuls of flowers and inhaling the sweetness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
“My hope is you will resist those bucketfuls of money,” Blumenthal told the Tour witnesses.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2023
Once there, they tip their backs up and a large yellow excavator scrapes out the contents, grabs bucketfuls and adds them to the ever-growing pile.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2017
Instead, it set a terrible precedent as the other free agency darlings now wait for their ridiculous bucketfuls, writes Jeff Passan on Yahoo.com.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2010
Waves broke over the bows, where bucketfuls of water streamed through the flimsy decking.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
