Sentence examples for be handful from inspiring English sources
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The phrase "be handful" is not correct in English.
Did you mean "be a handful"? It can be used to describe someone or something that is difficult to manage or control, often in a playful or affectionate way.
Example: "My toddler can be a handful, especially when he doesn't want to take a nap."
Alternatives: "be challenging" or "be difficult to handle."
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be handful
noun
The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
- I put two or three corns in my mouth, liked it, stole a handful, went into my chamber, chewed it, and for two months after never failed taking toll of every pennyworth of oatmeal that came into the house. - Joseph Addison, The Spectator, Vol. VI
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