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
She’s long been a prolific sender of care packages — sweets, soup mixes, plants, little odds and ends she thinks I might like.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
"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
When the van Daans arrive, we’ll be able to build cupboards and other odds and ends out of the wood piled in the attic.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
