trunkful
noun
the amount that a trunk will hold.
trunkfuls
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pluralof trunkful.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She had married a lord, accumulated trunkfuls of clothes and an address book of glamorous friends.
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2017
“Young professionals whose moving trucks keep pulling up to curbs in Bushwick and Astoria carry with them trunkfuls of guilt.”
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2014
Japan's Big Three--Toyota, Nissan and Honda--drove away from the U.S. with trunkfuls of dollars as they con- centrated sales on , their more expensive models, where the big profits are made.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not all landlords were of the stripe of Count Alfred Potocki, who, gossip said, had fled from Lancut Castle to Vienna with 30 trunkfuls of furniture.
From Time Magazine Archive
We were required to embroider and I had trunkfuls of colorful dishtowels, pillowcases, runners and handkerchiefs to my credit.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
