- plural of fistful.
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
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