odds and ends
Example Sentences
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New toy: Forky, fashioned from a plastic spork and other odds and ends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
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
"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
Further searching revealed various odds and ends, a candle, a ball of string, some marbles.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
