small handful
Frequency: 7.011.5 per million words
A very small number of people or things.
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- Only a small handful of students attended the early morning lecture.
- A small handful of protesters gathered outside the building.
- The restaurant can accommodate just a small handful of guests at a time.
- We received applications from a small handful of qualified candidates.
- A small handful of volunteers showed up to help with the cleanup.
- The museum has only a small handful of paintings from that era.
- A small handful of companies dominate this market sector.
- The event attracted a small handful of journalists.
- Only a small handful of people remembered the old tradition.
- A small handful of experts were consulted on the matter.