pocketful

[US]/'pɒkɪtfʊl/
[UK]/'pɑkɪtfʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a quantity that fills a pocket
Word Forms

Example Sentences

got a pocketful of sunshine.

i still have a pocketful of sunshine...

He always carries a pocketful of change.

She found a pocketful of seashells on the beach.

I have a pocketful of pens for you to choose from.

The child had a pocketful of candy.

He pulled out a pocketful of receipts from his jacket.

She always has a pocketful of snacks for her kids.

The traveler had a pocketful of maps for his journey.

I reached into my pocketful of memories and smiled.

The magician pulled out a pocketful of colorful scarves.

She had a pocketful of dreams waiting to be fulfilled.

Real-world Examples

" To have so much money you don't notice if a pocketful of Galleons goes missing."

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It's better than a pocketful of tokens, and you can use it anytime.

Source: English the American Way

He promised to bring me a pocketful of apples and pears, and then he kissed his children goodbye and set off.

Source: Wuthering Heights

" It's a shame you can't take home more than a pocketful of money to Geppetto, " said the fox.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio (16p)

Dress was formal, the yellow outfits were dazzling, and tickets cost a pocketful of small change under thirty thousand dollars a table.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

Aunt Pittypat had written Melanie the week before that Rhett was back in Atlanta with a carriage and two fine horses and pocketfuls of greenbacks.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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