Building a school was the easy part: a brick schoolhouse was completed in 1890 for the handsome sum of $3,000.

In addition to the handsome sum of 10 per day as commander-in-chief, he received a variety of other stipends, including his colonel's salary, given for leading his regiment.

Toys can be purchased at a handsome sum that knocks a player back six squares, makes an opponent's wheel spin slower or faster, creates lightning, among other things.

They took hold of every single brother and promised them a handsome sum (of money) and a passable reward, but they still received a negative answer.

I built up businesses and sold them for very handsome sums.