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
She earned about $200 a week from the stand and used the money to help buy groceries and odds and ends for the children.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
About eight years ago she launched a series of Instagram videos in which she whips up meals using leftovers and other odds and ends she finds in her fridge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
"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
He caught glimpses of ropes and chains and other odds and ends as Minho’s flashlight crisscrossed the closet.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
