How to Use doodad in a Sentence

doodad

noun

• 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
• These doodads may seem quaint now, but the LS400 stood out and quickly outsold many rivals.
  — Daniel Miller, latimes.com, 11 May 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Now, the ADHD-curbing doodad has also hit the beauty sector.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 10 July 2017
• 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
• But the wasteful use of settings, doodads, characters, and space horses does not just exhaust the audience.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Parents liked securing doodads that usually end up on the floor, especially on bald heads.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2017
• 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
• Kawakami will be showing his latest doodads at a chindogu exhibition in Korea this spring.
  — Asami Novak, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2008
• 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
• 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
• 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
• But Amsterdam's focus is much broader than just adorable plastic doodads.
  — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2020
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024