1
: a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
2
: a small article of equipment
3
: a thing of little value : trifle
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Examples of trinket in a Sentence
the top of his desk was littered with trinkets that were collected as souvenirs from various vacations
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That now includes everything from prodigious plant life to year-round Christmas lights to nautical trinkets, funky decorations, a huge wine list and a healthy dose of Jimmy Buffett.
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Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 17 June 2024
The 25-year-old office manager has posted several TikToks showcasing her family's vast treasury of Barbies, play sets, trinkets, board games, video games and more.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
An armed security guard watched as local residents paid respects and placed flowers or meaningful trinkets.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024
The fourth photo features an ashtray with gold trinkets atop a stack of coffee table books, the fifth is a black-and-white snap with Lorde poolside with wet hair and the sixth image is a shot of her in a black dress from behind.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
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Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 17 June 2024
The 25-year-old office manager has posted several TikToks showcasing her family's vast treasury of Barbies, play sets, trinkets, board games, video games and more.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
An armed security guard watched as local residents paid respects and placed flowers or meaningful trinkets.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024
The fourth photo features an ashtray with gold trinkets atop a stack of coffee table books, the fifth is a black-and-white snap with Lorde poolside with wet hair and the sixth image is a shot of her in a black dress from behind.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
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“Trinket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trinket. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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trinket
noun
trin·ket
ˈtriŋ-kət 
1
: a small ornament (as a jewel or ring)
2
: a thing of little value
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