bric-a-brac
Example Sentences
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Only a glance showed us that this was more than the usual hodgepodge of bric-a-brac and hollow-seated chairs.
From Literature
Most of those sales were probably for the usual bric-a-brac and curios the scenarioists bought for themselves, but the tally was easily going to be the best of the summer.
From Literature
Through the exhibit, the building is allowed to show its skin: Walls are plastered but unpainted, and the basement is stuffed with bric-a-brac accumulated during its long, colorful history.
From Los Angeles Times
In one of her newest pieces, “Once in a Lifetime” — part sculpture, part video display — precarious clusters of bric-a-brac form a mechanical marvel that appears to defy gravity.
From Los Angeles Times
Among the bric-a-brac are a hosiery stock card, old negatives and a birthday letter.
From Los Angeles Times
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