odds and ends
Example Sentences
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Turning the odds and ends of vegetables—peels, stems, bruised bits—into a fragrant stock that makes even weeknight soup feel luxurious.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025
In contrast to a designer, a tinkerer must, Jacob argued, manage with odds and ends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
She earned about $200 a week from the stand and used the money to help buy groceries and odds and ends for the children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
About eight years ago she launched a series of Instagram videos in which she whips up meals using leftovers and other odds and ends she finds in her fridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Delia patted her hip, and for the first time, I saw that she had a sort of tool belt full of odds and ends wrapped around her waist.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
