odds and ends
Example Sentences
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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
Her son turns out to be Mr. Nivola’s character, the kind of guy who has a stash of $100 bills in a kitchen drawer for odds and ends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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
Turning the odds and ends of vegetables—peels, stems, bruised bits—into a fragrant stock that makes even weeknight soup feel luxurious.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025
They studied all the papers and odds and ends.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
