odds and ends
Example Sentences
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In fact, it’s often better when made from the odds and ends already lingering around your kitchen.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Suddenly, what was once a pile of odds and ends is a velvety, spoon-coating soup.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
In contrast to a designer, a tinkerer must, Jacob argued, manage with odds and ends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
"Small independents like myself are only allowed to order from a list of random mismatched odds and ends that the big shops clearly didn't want," she said.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
“I’ll move up some of the odds and ends from the second bedroom,” I tell him.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
