knickknack

And I do love a good knickknack, especially one that doubles as a work of art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024

“Every knickknack I have, everything I don’t use, I’m selling,” said Ms. Gamble, 84, who has asked officials in neighboring Douglas County about applying for subsidized housing.

From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

Alithea, a literary scholar on a work trip in Istanbul, is the latest fated candidate to summon the djinn — purchasing the blue and white glass bottle that contains him from a knickknack shop.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

A 17th-century merchant’s house is a stone’s throw from a present-day knickknack shop.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2018

“This is just a little knickknack I made in my spare time. If you don’t want it, just throw it away.”

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

Flamingoes are everywhere in Florida from touristy knickknacks to elementary-school names, but the pink icon isn’t the state bird.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, Missi has been buying replicas of lost toys on eBay and knickknacks to occupy the empty spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Tired of lining Instagram owner Mark Zuckerberg’s pockets without any return, Tapia recently spearheaded the work to open an accompanying online shop, the Los Feliz General Store, which sells shirts and knickknacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025

Robison is object-obsessed, and she had filled the studio with weird little knickknacks, cameras, drawings, editing and shooting tables, as well as loads of books.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025

Every now and then, some bin of unwanted DVDs or an aisle endcap of pointless knickknacks would catch her attention, but her dark eyes would always wander back to where our hands swung between us.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken