How to Use passel in a Sentence

passel

noun

• King Tut was buried with a passel of the seeds, to spice up the afterlife.
  — Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• On these issues - and a whole passel more - the two major candidates are worlds apart.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2012
• There was also a passel of new technology at the ready.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
• The Patriots are well behind that pace with their passel of pass-catchers.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
• Greek doughnuts arrive on a golden tray with a passel of fun condiments.
  — Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
• It was nominated for the usual passel of Emmys in the summer of 1993.
  — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 27 Sep. 2018
• 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
• Wednesday’s gala concert featured a passel of beginnings, and Beethoven’s da-da-da-DUH was only the last of them.
  — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2021
• The writers packed the first two seasons with a passel of Easter eggs, and now EW has the stories behind 12 of the most notable callbacks to Daniel-san's big-screen journey.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2020
• 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
• While many folks are looking forward to the holidays, some may not be in the mood to entertain Uncle Rupert and Aunt Mia and their passel of kids.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2021
• In the dead of winter, and the throes of the pandemic, the Berman family chose to foster a passel of puppies and their mother, all desperate for shelter.
  — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 13 Apr. 2021
• Also setting Insporation4 apart from other space missions is the passel of goodies the crew can bring with them to space that will be auctioned off with proceeds going to St. Jude.
  — John McCarthy, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021
• LinkedIn is about to roll out a passel of features aimed at drawing people regularly.
  — Jay Greene, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2018
• But with Nintendo, Microsoft and a passel of others still in the game, there is more than enough to fill this family friendly list of promising games.
  — Harold Goldberg, Washington Post, 18 June 2019
• Instead, the kids politely stumbled their way through the passel of old gadgets, doggedly trying to figure out some of the technical challenges of the time.
  — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2018
• 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
• 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
• The result is a passel of space companies heading to public markets, some more prepared than others.
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2021
• 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

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024