odds and ends

Example Sentences

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To watch this happening is like stumbling upon a photo of someone you haven’t seen in a long time, tucked away in a box of odds and ends, and pressing it to your heart.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

He said he moved the safe, which contained odds and ends, on a hot day to make more room for election observers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

While the June war reduced Iran’s nuclear program to odds and ends, together these could help the regime rebuild and pursue a bomb again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

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

He wished that he were walking through the streets with her just as they were doing now, but openly and without fear, talking of trivialities and buying odds and ends for the household.

From "1984" by George Orwell