gimcrack

Example Sentences

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Gewgaw, a shiny trinket Bon Voyage A trinket or a knickknack, an ornament, a kickshaw, a frippery, a gimcrack, a bibelot, a gewgaw .

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021

To call this tourist fare is merely to say that its appeal is generic and, yes, a bit gimcrack.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2018

The designer Vicki Mortimer has created a set that feels like a gimcrack warehouse, full of old ladders and lights and puppet-stage-like window frames.

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2016

When it comes to ludicrous, gimcrack wish-fulfillment, each of us is entitled to our own favorite flavor.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2016

I hate modern villas,' retorted Gwen, 'with gimcrack walls and smoky chimneys and bad drainage!

From The Carved Cupboard by Le Feuvre, Amy