sackful
noun
the amount a sack will hold.
sackfuls
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pluralof sackful.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"We had sackfuls of letters coming in from children with skin disorders saying that they feel a little bit more confident. That's how savvy she was. So she was so right on so many things."
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2023
"But a lot of younger people wanted to be in the book… I was getting sackfuls of mail. I'm sure the local postman wondered what the hell was going on."
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2021
The mall has sackfuls of Santas: there’s a Santa who knows sign language, and a Santa “by appointment” for people who don’t want to wait.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2017
Dr. Pilley found himself visiting Salvation Army stores and buying up sackfuls of used children’s toys to serve as vocabulary items.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2011
“You’re here to peel potatoes. Every morning he boils two sackfuls, and we can’t do anything else until they’re clean, or Papito gets mad.”
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
