How to Use passel in a Sentence

passel

noun
  • Plus space headlines and a whole passel of your space jokes!
    — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Most fail, but the rare successes can more than make up for a passel of losers.
    — Michael Liedtke, ajc, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Most fail, but the rare successes can more than make up for a passel of losers.
    — Michael Liedtke, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Such as, whether the sun was born solo or along with a huge passel of other stars.
    — Philip Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Styles has also lined up a notable passel of opening acts.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • King Tut was buried with a passel of the seeds, to spice up the afterlife.
    — Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Setup requires some prep work with an ax, a couple of large logs, and a passel of good friends.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2017
  • Greek doughnuts arrive on a golden tray with a passel of fun condiments.
    — Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
  • At only a third of a pound, the Spiker (or even a passel of them) won't weigh down your beach bag.
    — Philly.com, 2 July 2017
  • On these issues - and a whole passel more - the two major candidates are worlds apart.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2012
  • Silos can pop quickly, bringing a passel of problems with them.
    — Neena Newberry, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The kitchen sends a passel of dishes—the first a soupçon of smoky tofu mousse between two crisp squares of seaweed.
    — Monica Kim, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Ann knocked on the door, which was opened by a teenage girl flanked by a passel of astonished children, then their mother.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
  • The Patriots are well behind that pace with their passel of pass-catchers.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
  • Bryant left after 10 years — one of a passel of cast members who left the show after last season.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2022
  • So who among the team's passel of prospects has stood out and is likely to wear a Brewers uniform sometime soon?
    — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2023
  • In its fourth year, the three-day music festival boasts major stars of the genre as well as a passel of up-and-coming acts.
    — Chrissie Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2018
  • The fall came, and as in decades of falls before it, the broadcast networks rolled out a passel of new TV shows.
    — Robert Lloyd, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Ohio has enacted a passel of them, though most have also been blocked or suspended pending court rulings.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
  • LinkedIn is about to roll out a passel of features aimed at drawing people regularly.
    — Jay Greene, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The goal was to create a farm-to-table business and supply the restaurants with produce and meat from a passel of pigs from the orchard.
    — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
  • Mothers, children, and the disabled clutch passels of documents along the sidewalk.
    — Abraham Nussbaum and Renee Y. Hsia, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Michael, one of six siblings, had a passel of nieces and nephews; Lou worked with foster kids at a social service agency.
    — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • The result is a passel of space companies heading to public markets, some more prepared than others.
    — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Being transported out of Kansas is one of a passel of expressions from movies that have launched a thousand lips.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Imagine being the eldest of 15 children, the first girl followed by five brothers and then a passel of more children.
    — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Each is available in lustrous black or indigo blue and decorates a passel of products, from teapots and coffee mugs to fruit bowls and dinner plates.
    — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2018
  • Now, to win back some smaller passel of rights, Warner will have to wage a legal war against a one-time partner that seems eager to move on to new teammates.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 July 2024
  • The Central Valley was plagued by a passel of train robberies in the last decade or so of the 19th century.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Employees and users alike would flee the wreckage for greener pastures, leaving nothing behind but a passel of right-wingers and Elon himself.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 14 July 2022

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