How to Use miscellaneous in a Sentence

miscellaneous

adjective
  • The video shown in the post is comprised of miscellaneous war footage.
    Molly Stellino, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The cart filled with miscellaneous items wasn’t for her, though.
    Sarah Elsesser, ajc, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The good news: Drew can access more air tanks, plus cell phones and miscellaneous tools, back on the beach.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The suspect, Fitzgerald said, took miscellaneous items from the victim and then fled the scene in a grey sedan.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 27 July 2021
  • And spending on miscellaneous items (uh, cell phones?) peaks when the kids are teenagers.
    Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024
  • My books always come to me in a rather miscellaneous way.
    Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Hoover signs as many books and miscellaneous items as people bring to her.
    Lucy Feldman, Time, 10 July 2023
  • Miscellaneous A bevy of bills to create new state symbols made it past both the House and Senate.
    Haley Bemiller, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017
  • There are a handful of other miscellaneous updates to glean from the patch notes as well.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 12 July 2018
  • That leaves a lot of room for miscellaneous solids and emulsifiers.
    Lucas Kwan Peterson, latimes.com, 11 June 2019
  • This period was known for all the miscellaneous hair pieces the women added to their own hair for volume.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2022
  • But atop the pile of miscellaneous fliers and bills sat something that caught her eye: a tattered and timeworn postcard.
    Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2020
  • The duo stole miscellaneous items from the health, beauty, deli and alcohol sections of the store, police said.
    Robin Goist, cleveland.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Miss Texas is an alpha that loved to wrestle with a male bear twice her size and cause miscellaneous mischief.
    Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2021
  • This simple wall filing system will get all your miscellaneous papers off of your desk and out of the way.
    Tessa Bahoosh, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Many of the TAB Bank accounts come with a long list of miscellaneous fees including overdraft fees, wire fees and cashier’s check fees.
    Mia Taylor, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Corners of the store may have shelves with collections of miscellaneous products that no longer warrant space on the main shelves.
    Katie Workman, Twin Cities, 24 July 2019
  • Inside, makeshift shelves bend under the weight of paint cans, steel rods, wooden planks, and dozens of miscellaneous boxes.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
  • Two days later, our brother sent an e-mail to Shelly and me about some other miscellaneous stuff.
    Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Two days later, our brother sent an email to Shelly and me about some other miscellaneous stuff.
    Tribune Content Agency, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The mesh zippered pockets hold all my clothes, books, a scarf, and other miscellaneous items in place nicely.
    Debra Pamplin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Miscellaneous: The Yard Goats have sold out the past four games, averaging 6,725.
    courant.com, 4 June 2017
  • This isn't the first time a miscellaneous object has been thrown on stage during a performance.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
  • The basket can hold up to 92 pounds of fuel cans, shovels and miscellaneous survival tools.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2022
  • If you're constantly overwhelmed by your miscellaneous piles of stuff, this trick is for you.
    Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024
  • And many work equally well as on-the-go snack bags, miscellaneous bags for travel, or storage bags for toys or small household items.
    Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The payer will send you a Form 1099 to document these types of miscellaneous payments.
    E. Napoletano, wsj.com, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The miscellaneous items tuck into various pockets on the outside of the tool sack.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Ghosts, spirits and miscellaneous horrors abound in a series of stories that will get under your skin and stay there.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • On the retail side, spending grew at miscellaneous store retailers, which showed an increase of 4%, as well as at clothing stores (1.5%) and bars and restaurants (1%).
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024

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