Example Sentences

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He chugged down glassfuls of raw eggs like Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky” and ran across town and back like a prizefighter in training.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

I had never seen anything like those large glassfuls before.”

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2012

Refusing any sustenance except a few daily glassfuls of Gangajal-water from the Ganges-Sharma quickly lost 15 Ibs. in the first week, soon was unable to sit up.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was "as if you dashed glassfuls of water into a forest fire."

From Time Magazine Archive

When one rises in the morning, it is well to drink one or two glassfuls of water.

From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes