Arrays are especially useful when used to contain expanded globs:
bash$ myhomefiles=("$HOME"/*) bash$ printf '%s\n' "${myhomefiles[@]}" /home/bashuser/code/home/bashuser/docs /home/bashuser/music /home/bashuser/Important Notes.txt /home/bashuser/**README**
The myhomefiles array defined here contains a list of all files and directories matched by the * glob in our home directory, and stores them safely, even if they contain special characters, such as spaces, asterisks, or even newlines.