sackful
Americannoun
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See -ful.
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Origin of sackful
Example Sentences
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Consumers tossed money over the box-office transom by the sackful, creating one of the biggest box-office advances in memory.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022
He’s a 73-year-old man, a grandfather, who throws hourly tantrums that would make a sackful of weasels look calm and centered.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2019
Here, then, are a sackful of titles sure to make the season bright.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2016
The sackful being sold Wednesday is estimated to bring $600,000 to $800,000.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2012
And when the time came, he gathered a sackful of things and met Ahmad in Greece.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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