bagful
Collocations
5ADJ.
humorous, whole
VERB + BAGFUL
carried, eaten, seemed
BAGFUL + NOUN
anecdotes, groceries, none, sermons
PREP.
into
ADV.
often
Definitions
noun
The amount that fills a bag.
She carried a bagful of groceries into the house.
A large assortment.
The politician had a bagful of humorous anecdotes she could interject into any spur of the moment stump speech.
They each had, it seemed, a bagful of sermons often preached with great authority, and brought souls low before the altar—like so many ears of corn lopped off by the hired laborer in his daily work […]
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Synonyms
noun — the quantity that a bag will hold
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6She carried a bagful of groceries into the house.
WiktionaryThe politician had a bagful of humorous anecdotes she could interject into any spur of the moment stump speech.
WiktionaryThey each had, it seemed, a bagful of sermons often preached with great authority, and brought souls low before the altar—like so many ears of corn lopped off by the hired laborer in his daily work […
Wiktionary"How many sweets did Tom eat yesterday?" "He must've eaten a whole bagful, because there're none left."
Tatoeba · #8940579"How many sweets did Tom eat yesterday?" "A whole bagful."
Tatoeba · #11205474Think of it—me sitting in the hotel in Antwerp and him lugging in oranges by the bagful because he was fond of fruit!
Tatoeba · #11552361