trinket
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The trinket must be tacky, useless and tasteless, said Green.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
She gave him money for a deposit, bought bridesmaid dresses for her daughters, a veil, "a few little trinket bits".
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
One analyst hasn’t been taken in, characterizing it as an effort to ride last year’s Labubu-led trinket craze.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
Dolores fetches the trinket, bringing Vera to slow sobs of grief.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
Certainly he would not trade it for some trinket; it was all he had left of his past.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
Stockpiling some trinkets will help you avoid the scramble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
She remembers when the blocks up to Tin Hau Temple brimmed with food carts, trinkets, and the occasional fortune-teller.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
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
I held each of the trinkets to the sun, turning them so that they caught the light.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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