trinkets

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The novel emerged as he began writing about the objects he had saved, everything from family keepsakes to trinkets picked up at the bazaars, which gradually brought his characters to life.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Auction enthusiast Sarah had bid her way to a big collection of ornaments and trinkets which filled her three-bedroom house in Shetland.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Since then, he has used spare cash to accumulate about 60 ounces of trinkets and coins, which he stores in a home safe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

In Mexico, for instance, that space is joyously celebrated in annual Day of the Dead festivities, with its skeleton trinkets and pan de muerto, sweet buns served at family gatherings.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

What they have in common are the trinkets from their homelands swaying from the rearview mirror, the strings of beads, shells, the brass letters, the blurry snapshots of their small children, the night-worn eyes.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee