odds and ends
plural noun
1
a
: miscellaneous articles
b
: miscellaneous small matters (as of business) to be attended to
2
: miscellaneous remnants or leftovers
odds and ends of food
Examples of odds and ends in a Sentence
she's always searching among the odds and ends in the drawer for some tool that she needs
almost all of the piece of leather will be needed for upholstering the chair, so just throw away any odds and ends
Recent Examples on the Web
Power strips anticipate that there are never enough outlets (and the ’80s was the decade that power strips improved in safety and needed replacing, according to a school where Sierra’s grandpa had done maintenance and collected unused odds and ends).
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Cameron Carr, Longreads, 18 June 2024
The remainder of the set is odds and ends, primarily different studio versions but also five live tracks recorded in Boston in October 1972 with unusually prominent piano (Ronson’s guitar, usually deafening in a live setting, uncharacteristically quiet on the recording).
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 June 2024
No one, that is, except a tiny mouse, who slips in with some odds and ends that Helen has reclaimed from a neighbor’s curb.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Together with other odds and ends from their business and some help from Facebook marketplace, the coop was well underway.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
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Cameron Carr, Longreads, 18 June 2024
The remainder of the set is odds and ends, primarily different studio versions but also five live tracks recorded in Boston in October 1972 with unusually prominent piano (Ronson’s guitar, usually deafening in a live setting, uncharacteristically quiet on the recording).
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 June 2024
No one, that is, except a tiny mouse, who slips in with some odds and ends that Helen has reclaimed from a neighbor’s curb.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Together with other odds and ends from their business and some help from Facebook marketplace, the coop was well underway.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for odds and ends
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“Odds and ends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odds%20and%20ends. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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