How to Use knickknack in a Sentence

knickknack

noun
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  • The shelves were filled with knickknacks.
  • That phrase, though, could soon pop up on t-shirts and knickknacks in New Orleans and beyond.
    — al, 23 Feb. 2020
  • The store sells an eclectic mix of pantry staples, soda, beer and wine, knickknacks and more.
    — Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 28 Aug. 2017
  • There were tables and chairs, pictures and knickknacks, shelves lined with books.
    — Karl Ove Knausgaard, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
  • As the home’s third owners in almost 100 years, a little work had to be done to fit both their needs and their knickknacks.
    — Laura Kostelny, Country Living, 25 Jan. 2019
  • Heavy lifting There was a time when walls were reserved for art or shelves with a few knickknacks.
    — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • On a recent night, the park was buzzing with young Saudis browsing food trucks and knickknack stalls.
    — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2017
  • Vendors sell knickknacks and glasswork made of antique glass or glass that would have been thrown out.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 17 July 2023
  • The 59-year-old sells rat poison, used shoes, and assorted knickknacks on a street corner in Guatemala City.
    — Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2019
  • Books, my alarm clock, my BlackBerry, a little fish dish that holds knickknacks, a hair scrunchie.
    — Cortney Pellettieri, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2011
  • Its 4-star knickknack stores are Hallmark gift stores crossed with Brookstone.
    — latimes.com, 16 June 2019
  • The business, which sells housewares, furniture, knickknacks and more, has been around for more than 30 years.
    — Annie Zak, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Japanese records and more vintage knickknacks line the shelves.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Access the menu, and the room comes alive, with menu items as knickknacks, recent calls as a dorm message board, and utilities in a toolbox on the floor.
    — Roger Hibbert, WIRED, 15 June 2009
  • Her store, opened in 1984, started out with books on diverse topics, along with knickknacks for the home, Tim McNeal said.
    — Cathie Anderson, sacbee, 10 July 2018
  • And for all those knickknacks and more, Adams typically turns to Amazon first.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
  • Others are filled with jewelry, toys, and other knickknacks and bric-a-brac.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2018
  • To me, a tourist visits all the big sights, sees spectacles on stage and returns home unchanged with a suitcase full of knickknacks.
    — Rick Steves, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The nearby shops sell everything from Spanish pastries to jamón to knickknacks and, of course, plenty of wine.
    — Laura Jung, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Action figures, chess pieces, knickknacks and more; a 3-D printer is the gift that keeps on giving — er, printing.
    — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • A beautiful painting covered the wall along the length of her bed; the bookshelf was adorned with books, knickknacks and childhood photos.
    — Jaide Timm-Garcia and Kaylee Hartung, CNN, 17 July 2017
  • Too bad: The roughly $88 knickknack is currently sold out.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Consequently, all the wedding souvenirs for sale in shops — the tea towels, tea cups and other knickknacks — had the wrong date.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 16 May 2018
  • No greasy spice bottles, disorderly utensil crocks or knickknacks to push out of the way.
    — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Attached to each restaurant is a general store that sells knickknacks such as toys and candy.
    — Laura Sussman, sacbee, 4 Aug. 2017
  • Snagging a stool at the countertop feels like sidling up to someone’s home kitchen, where knickknacks and mismatch-y dinnerware add to the charm.
    — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
  • He wasn’t required to mention Trump’s hands, a lurid knickknack from the campaign that had been essentially dropped.
    — Elizabeth Drew, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The entry room is scattered with assorted knickknacks ranging from a magic set to a metronome.
    — Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Stocking stuffers: Fishing lures and knickknacks make great stocking stuffers.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Bright green lower cabinets help the eye to zip around the space, while open shelving allows for smart storage and display of chic knickknacks.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 7 Mar. 2023

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