trinket

Example Sentences

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In other years, she and her friends might have exchanged earrings or other trinkets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Local tribes in the Darién Gap in modern-day Panama weren’t impressed with the trinkets the Scottish sailors brought to trade.

From The Wall Street Journal

Migrants here accuse Mexican officials of harassing or needlessly arresting them, sometimes raiding hotels and hostels or detaining them on the streets, where many sell trinkets, food and other items.

From Los Angeles Times

That, coupled with a growing love for mushrooms, has resulted in people stuffing kitchens, bedrooms, office rooms and even bathrooms with mushroom-inspired trinkets and furniture.

From Seattle Times

At 12, he was hawking boxes of chocolates and trinkets door to door.

From New York Times