Example Sentences

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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

They are reimbursed for expenses - conjuring images of them carrying around fistfuls of receipts and filling in claim sheets - but usually they will be collected from airports or stations.

From BBC • May 21, 2024

Since becoming close friends, the three do everything together — Halloween costumes, college traditions, eating fistfuls of grapes on New Year’s for good luck.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Her own hands clenched the sheets in fistfuls.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini