knickknack
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Alithea, a literary scholar on a work trip in Istanbul, is the latest fated candidate to summon the djinn — purchasing the blue and white glass bottle that contains him from a knickknack shop.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022
A knickknack shelf by the entrance holds some waving lucky cats, a model motorcycle, a small collection of Uncle Lou baseball caps and what must be a month’s supply of Vita tea in individual cartons.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022
These little knickknack injuries, that’s how it started with me.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2021
Danner’s Ronnie is a sweet widower who works in a knickknack store and has been a hoarder since her infant daughter died years before.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2019
“This is just a little knickknack I made in my spare time. If you don’t want it, just throw it away.”
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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