How to Use bits and bobs in a Sentence

bits and bobs

plural noun
  • There’s a lot of trivia and bits and bobs of flotsam that get in there.
    — Nick Hilden, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
  • For all your bits and bobs, find storage bins, baskets, tubs, or dispensers that keep everything in its place.
    — Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
  • These tiny bits and bobs of humanity gather power as the film marches on.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Lawson Fenning’s Wagner has both, with drawers for bits and bobs and plenty of room up top for a lamp, catchall, and more.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The walls of Franca’s store were lined with unlabeled bins and drawers full of bits and bobs that looked like the world’s most disorganized hardware store.
    — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • It's hooked up directly to either a minimalist chest harness, or to a front vest/harness with six pockets that can be used to carry snacks, tools, and various other bits and bobs.
    — Ben Coxworth may 11, New Atlas, 11 May 2026
  • Find here the latest releases from the biggest names in writing and publishing, but also puzzles, pens, totes, candles, notebooks and other literary bits and bobs.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Start with this car organizer, which can hold everything from sunglasses to hand sanitizer to bits and bobs that ordinarily find their home in cupholders.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Conducting from memory, Dudamel wandered comfortably, excitedly around the great musical thrift store where Ives scooped up bits and bobs.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The Webb telescope spotted this object way out in the dark realm beyond the last visible galaxies, where the only things that glow are likely proto-galaxies and other cosmic bits and bobs in various stages of formation.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Few pleasures compare to popping into a boulangerie for a warm baguette, grabbing fresh cheese from a fromagerie, crisp wine from a local bottle shop, and any other bits and bobs that suit your fancy—all in the pursuit of a perfect al fresco meal in the most romantic city on earth.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
  • She's seen some of the articles (like this one from Vulture or this one from the Los Angeles Times) advocating for an Amy Madigan Oscar nomination, as well as some of the other bits and bobs, like the reactionary memes going around the internet.
    — EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The duo also collaborated on the footwear at Ives’ latest runway, a delicious neon storm of Jimmy Choo’s Gloria Mule 85, bits and bobs from Jimmy Choo’s archival capsule co-curated by Choi, Ives, and Alexander Fury, and, of course, animal prints galore.
    — Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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