trinkets

Example Sentences

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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

Even street vendors hawking sweets and trinkets follow the dollar’s rise and fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Now, it also sells eggs, cheese, soup, local honey and even homemade cards and trinkets.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Local tribes in the Darién Gap in modern-day Panama weren’t impressed with the trinkets the Scottish sailors brought to trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

It might just be a farmer bringing wool to the village, or a peddler coming to trade his trinkets and treasures, but I didn’t want anyone to see me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff