fistful
Americannoun
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fistfuls
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Stuffing is rich, savory and beige-adjacent by nature; lemon zest and a fistful of fresh green herbs wake the whole thing up.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
But in the writing rooms, she dreamed up lyrics and melodies by the fistful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
"When I was laid off... I was at a loss for a while," Zhang, 34, told AFP at the academy in Hunan province, handing a fistful of lightly charred kebabs to an instructor for review.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
And finally a grinning Dafydd Jenkins grabbed a fistful of Chessum's shirt, pulling it up over the England lock's mouth like a parent dabbing at a toddler's grubby face.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
Granted, the kids in my neighborhood would have taken candy by the fistful while cackling with villainous laughter, and they probably would have peed on the note for good measure.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
On Wednesday, dozens of people stood on the side of an eight-lane highway leading east out of the capital trying their luck by waving fistfuls of bills at passing vehicles.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
From the 17th to 19th centuries, spaghetti was a popular street food in Naples, typically enjoyed with one’s bare hands in large fistfuls.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
I see Corey and Hailey and Colton and Hannah…all staring dead-eyed into their laptops, clutching fistfuls of hair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
To the side, women wailed, beating their chests or throwing fistfuls of rice and rose petals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
He took two fistfuls of his own hair, squatted on the floor and screamed up at the pigeon.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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