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trinket

[tring-kit] / ˈtrɪŋ kɪt /


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The trinket must be tacky, useless and tasteless, said Green.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

She uses it to make anything from trinket boxes to ornate geometric vases to statuettes of quizzical creatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

One analyst hasn’t been taken in, characterizing it as an effort to ride last year’s Labubu-led trinket craze.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026

From an £800 trinket box to a rusty ice cream fridge receiving zero bids, Bargain Hunt has seen thousands of items go under the hammer.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025

And, even more weirdly, the trinket pulsed with green light, too.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

She remembers when the blocks up to Tin Hau Temple brimmed with food carts, trinkets, and the occasional fortune-teller.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

“These people often prefer to be wearing gold or have gold trinkets or jewelry in their home prominently displayed,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Notepads and trinkets, curious vintage-y things with animals or interesting patterns, strange candles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

The novel emerged as he began writing about the objects he had saved, everything from family keepsakes to trinkets picked up at the bazaars, which gradually brought his characters to life.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

They'd buy her little trinkets with the winnings from their after-school fights—flowers, chocolates—and kiss and flatter her to keep her from fussing too much.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper


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