Take it out by handsful and give to all who come to thee and spare not, for as often as thou puttest thy hand into thy pocket, thou wilt find it without fail full of gold.
Little Bear said: "Yes, I will bring back the moon, if you will give me two handsful of salt and your next oldest son.
Once more Little Bear offered to help him if he would give her two handsful of maple sugar and two handsful of salt, and his youngest, handsomest son.
Yes, I can do so if you will give me two handsful of maple sugar and your oldest son," said Little Bear.
The pious Hindoos come here to perform their devotions; they step into the river, turn towards the sun, throw three handsful of water upon their heads, and mutter their prayers.
The old woman (my guide's mother) threw several handsful of small grain, and a large quantity of onions, into a pan full of water to soften.
Here she stooped and began pulling handsful of green weeds that were just beginning to show a tiny white flower on its head.
As they stopped so many times for handsful of fire-material, Elena soon caught up with them.
She motioned the girls to sit down while she gathered a few handsful of long wiry grass and showed them how to weave a fine grass basket.
It was upon such occasions as these, in which an empty form was observed, and no actual inhumation took place, that the practice of throwing three handsful of earth originated.
The minimum size for a sample is three leaves or three handsful of grass.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "handsful" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
