houseful - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • child: A new baby was not always welcome in a family living in poverty, especially if there was already a houseful of children.
  • kid: One little lady, bringing up a houseful of kids by herself, seldom had money for hose.

Converse of object

  • have: We have six for dinner tomorrow, including four cats but boxing day we have a houseful and many of them are vegetarians.

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