as in ornamental
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
the top of his desk was littered with trinkets that were collected as souvenirs from various vacations
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Recent Examples of trinket
The top tier has a 40-inch-wide surface area, which is large enough to place magazines and trinkets on one side and a tray with snacks and drinks on the other for entertaining.
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Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The store straddles a mood between Californian cool and British rock-star lair, with eyewear displayed amid vintage books and charming trinkets, like a ceramic cigar-smoking Winston Churchill.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
The rooms, which guests enter through covered porches, are minimalist with trinkets from the building's past life, like pictures and programs from the school’s glory days.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
This cute little trinket dish helps Mom keep track of the tiny stuff—rings, earrings, or that one rogue hair tie.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The store straddles a mood between Californian cool and British rock-star lair, with eyewear displayed amid vintage books and charming trinkets, like a ceramic cigar-smoking Winston Churchill.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
The rooms, which guests enter through covered porches, are minimalist with trinkets from the building's past life, like pictures and programs from the school’s glory days.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
This cute little trinket dish helps Mom keep track of the tiny stuff—rings, earrings, or that one rogue hair tie.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trinket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trinket
Noun
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Companion plants for ornamentals such as hydrangeas are selected for aesthetic purposes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Multipurpose nasturtiums can be grown for their edible flowers and leaves, or enjoyed as pollinator-friendly ornamentals.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2025
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Also unveiled are floral ornaments and garlands that haven’t been visible for decades: the result is a grand, wedding-cake-like aesthetic. Inside the building, meanwhile, the grand lobby features restored leaded glass and marble panels; while wooden desks and booths hark back to the 1920s roots.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Idiomatic ornaments enlivened the repeat sections; these had a particularly exhilarating impact in Variation 5, amid sixteenth notes of already breathtaking effortlessness.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Make your own perfume For a truly authentic Bermudian souvenir, stop by the Lili Bermuda Perfumery to create a custom scent or shop their line of handcrafted fragrances inspired by island botanicals.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
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Universal’s new park has the rare opportunity to model that future — building an experience where every corner, every bite, and every souvenir carries the wonder and storytelling power that defines truly great leisure destinations.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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That includes this compact jewelry box that has a zip closure to keep your necklaces, earrings, and other baubles secure, as well as little pockets and slots for organization.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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Few films that confront the pandemic head on have illuminated the experience, and the most enduring COVID movie to date has been a bauble: Nicole Kidman’s promotional trailer for AMC Theatres, which was released in 2021 to revive enthusiasm for moviegoing once theatres reopened.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Trinket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trinket. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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