How to Use doodad in a Sentence
doodad
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For the most powerful wash, position the tines (sharp doodads) of forks and the bowls of spoons sticking up.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 10 Apr. 2020
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These doodads may seem quaint now, but the LS400 stood out and quickly outsold many rivals.
—Daniel Miller, latimes.com, 11 May 2018
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Though much of the Somerville store was picked clean, the doodads that remained were as eclectic as ever: Three-piece pet grooming sets for $6.49.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
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The open-source platform is destined for smart TVs, smartwatches, and a bevy of Internet of Things doodads.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2019
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That doesn’t include the duct tape, paint pads and rollers and any other requisite doodad needed to produce a banner longer than the Lost Decade.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 Dec. 2017
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The ground floor, flecked with vivid-red Fritz Hansen swan chairs, comprised classrooms, a state-of-the-art auditorium, and a workshop of whizbangs and doodads called the Makerspace.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
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The two models sport distinct looks—the Tur is sleek and streamlined while the Agil is adorned with all manner of aerodynamic doodads.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 16 Aug. 2023
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Now, the ADHD-curbing doodad has also hit the beauty sector.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 10 July 2017
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In practice, users are tilting their phone or tablet left and right to steer, while keeping a thumb ready to tap a creature-capturing doodad in the bottom corner of the screen.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
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But the wasteful use of settings, doodads, characters, and space horses does not just exhaust the audience.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2019
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One’s a literal box; the other is a curvilinear space oyster that looks like a background doodad from Mass Effect.
—Jess Grey, Wired, 12 Nov. 2021
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Many of the best foot massagers are electronic, with plenty of gizmos and doodads to amp up the relaxation, but there are effective low-tech options, too.
—Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
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As anyone who’s spent an afternoon with a set of IKEA instructions and baggies full of dowels and doodads knows, sometimes words, and even pictures, aren’t enough.
—Nina MacLaughlin, WSJ, 3 May 2018
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This time she was picked up for allegedly stealing $86.22 worth of doodads from a department store in suburban Atlanta.
—Joe Sterling, CNN, 18 July 2017
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Others have celebrated the tool as a salve for smartphone addiction—a doodad to keep the fingers busy so that they aren’t tempted to reach for that whimpering glass rectangle.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 May 2017
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Parents liked securing doodads that usually end up on the floor, especially on bald heads.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2017
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Katona herself was a garden artist before Xanderland; her yard was alive with flowers, a koi pond, dozens of wind chimes, a forest of glass mushrooms, a huge fairy mosaic in the grass and shiny spinning doodads amid it all.
—Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2020
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Kawakami will be showing his latest doodads at a chindogu exhibition in Korea this spring.
—Asami Novak, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2008
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Fidget cubes and spinners offer a recent example, doodads that offer mechanical intrigue that might, some users hope, distract them from the draw of the smartphone.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017
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Planes aren't flying, cars aren't driving, consumers aren't buying the petrochemical doodads that pervade modern life.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 21 Apr. 2020
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To make a dream box, first have kids decorate an empty tissue box with markers, glue, and little doodads (yarn balls, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, buttons, sequins, whatever!).
—Rebecca Renner, National Geographic, 11 May 2020
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But Amsterdam's focus is much broader than just adorable plastic doodads.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2020
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Used separately — or occasionally together — these craft-store finds and random doodads have a way of spicing up two coats of polish.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 27 June 2023
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Amber Gorby ordered the beach towels, stuffed animals, smartphone chargers and the other doodads found by the cash registers at HomeTown Pharmacy's three dozen stores.
—M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2020
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Last but not least are the scads of scientific gadgets, doodads, and data that scientists use to measure, study, and standardize our natural and manufactured world.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 June 2017
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While the digital doodads are expected to simplify flight attendant workloads, their true value may lie in giving airlines more insights about what happens in the cabin.
—Justin Bachman / Bloomberg, Time, 12 Sep. 2019
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IoT manufacturers will often outsource components, so a mistake in one SoC can impact a wide range of connected doodads.
—Brian Barrett, Wired, 22 Feb. 2020
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Although the digital doodads are expected to simplify flight attendant workloads, their true value may lie in giving airlines more insights about what happens in the cabin.
—Justin Bachman Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2019
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Airlines are making bigger bets with premium passengers, offering luxury seats loaded with doodads that could boost the cost of outfitting a plane by millions of dollars.
—Doug Cameron, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2017
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As Brady has gotten older, he’s begun to style himself as an anti-aging guru, selling dietary supplements and fitness doodads and even magic space pajamas that cost as much as a plane ticket to Chicago.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 27 July 2017
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