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
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Go through everything from clothing to odds and ends, paperwork, and digital files.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
One of my favorite things to do is to root through the refrigerator, take out all the odds and ends, and make something delicious out of them.
—Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
Growing up he was involved in the local Boy Scouts, worked many odds and ends jobs such as mowing lawns & harvesting hay, and often helped out at the Fulda Feed and Produce Store which was owned by his father.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Keep a label maker on hand, perhaps in an organizer storage bin for odds and ends that find their way into a kitchen drawer.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
One of my favorite things to do is to root through the refrigerator, take out all the odds and ends, and make something delicious out of them.
—Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
Growing up he was involved in the local Boy Scouts, worked many odds and ends jobs such as mowing lawns & harvesting hay, and often helped out at the Fulda Feed and Produce Store which was owned by his father.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Keep a label maker on hand, perhaps in an organizer storage bin for odds and ends that find their way into a kitchen drawer.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
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 3 Mar. 2025.
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