1
: a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
2
: a small article of equipment
3
: a thing of little value : trifle
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Examples of trinket in a Sentence
the top of his desk was littered with trinkets that were collected as souvenirs from various vacations
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To commemorate a vacation, display paper items like boarding passes and ticket stubs alongside small trinkets, like shells from the beach.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
Along the many winding streets are treasures to be found at shops like Objets Saint-Tropez, for quirky trinkets, or at the market on Places des Lices, held on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2023
That now includes everything from prodigious plant life to year-round Christmas lights to nautical trinkets, funky decorations, a huge wine list and a healthy dose of Jimmy Buffett.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 17 June 2024
The 25-year-old office manager has posted several TikToks showcasing her family's vast treasury of Barbies, play sets, trinkets, board games, video games and more.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
Along the many winding streets are treasures to be found at shops like Objets Saint-Tropez, for quirky trinkets, or at the market on Places des Lices, held on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2023
That now includes everything from prodigious plant life to year-round Christmas lights to nautical trinkets, funky decorations, a huge wine list and a healthy dose of Jimmy Buffett.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 17 June 2024
The 25-year-old office manager has posted several TikToks showcasing her family's vast treasury of Barbies, play sets, trinkets, board games, video games and more.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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trinket
noun
trin·ket
ˈtriŋ-kət 
1
: a small ornament (as a jewel or ring)
2
: a thing of little value
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