Sentence examples for a select handful from inspiring English sources

Yet barely a decade ago, when Browne was still catering to a select handful of clients and had no wholesale business, his customer base was already skewing toward in-the-know Wall Street types, said Tom Kalenderian, the executive vice president of Barneys New York.

Here follows a select handful of personal recommendations.

Over time, a select handful have exerted an influence on the collection.

Original civilisations developed in just a select handful of places across the globe.

The West has invested too much, financially and emotionally, in a select handful of charismatic aid darlings.

Only a select handful of Australians appreciate the rarity value of a genuine Scouse accent in rugby league.

Yet, as you can see from the chart below, which provides details on a selected handful of epidemics in American history, all outbreaks share certain themes.

A space vehicle, for example, is designed for a highly select handful of astronauts.

When Juno was released in 2007, Cody became one of a very select handful of screenwriters – along with Tarantino, Sorkin, Charlie Kaufman and Nora Ephron – to become a near household name.

Once, that noble profession was limited to a small, select handful of people.

The LA quintet were similarly journeymen college rockers going nowhere before a small but select handful of whopping hits made them one of the world's biggest bands.