trinkets

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Trinkets from his Boy Scout days, winter sweaters for the dogs, and $60 worth of food were among his missing belongings.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

Trinkets meant to substitute the one thing you couldn’t give: yourself.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2021

Trinkets recur, from seashells on a mantlepiece to images of the countryside, as do snippets of old footage, like the scene in which three Rees-Moggs from a previous generation step into a fancy open-top car.

From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2019

Trinkets like toy recycling trucks and a miniature, pink rollout trash bin decorate his office.

From Washington Times • Feb. 27, 2017

“When I was your age,” she said as she worked, “I loved bracelets. And necklaces. And rings. Trinkets of any kind, really. I don’t know why, but they always made me feel happy.”

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder