handbill
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of handbill
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“Dance!! Dance!! Dance!! to the music of the Silhouettes Band!!” read the handbill.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025
Four days later, the men spotted a handbill and called Mr Shetty.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2022
His books were arranged by category — magic, circus, eccentric characters — and his file drawers were labeled, which made it easier, say, to find that handbill for “Prof. William Fricke’s Original Imperial Flea Circus.”
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2021
Targeting a different audience —”Mexicanos y Filipinos” — is a handbill from the time, also on the museum wall.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2019
I reached into the pocket of my checkered dress and pulled out the handbill Aunt Kitty had given me the other day.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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