How to Use doodad in a Sentence

doodad

noun
  • These new doodads are often flashy, but always seem a little off the mark.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • The laws are in place that criminalize doodads like Glock switches.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2024
  • And hairstyling is just the beginning of TikTok’s love affair with gizmos and doodads.
    — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2023
  • These doodads may seem quaint now, but the LS400 stood out and quickly outsold many rivals.
    — Daniel Miller, latimes.com, 11 May 2018
  • Parents liked securing doodads that usually end up on the floor, especially on bald heads.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2017
  • But the wasteful use of settings, doodads, characters, and space horses does not just exhaust the audience.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2019
  • But Amsterdam's focus is much broader than just adorable plastic doodads.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2020
  • First, there’s gear, or technology—the gadgets and doodads that must stash in your carryon alongside a laptop and cellphone.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Kawakami will be showing his latest doodads at a chindogu exhibition in Korea this spring.
    — Asami Novak, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2008
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Too many doodads - all in violation of voluntary federal guidelines that the carmakers helped to develop.
    — Fredrick Kunkle, ajc, 29 June 2018
  • Max Martin and Shellback pack the track with all sorts of amusing audio doodads, and while the melody is a little too horizontal, the hook is undeniable.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • First, there are companies noodling on new forms of computers — like glasses, jewelry, robots or pager-like doodads that are supposedly tailored for AI.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sprinkled among the tens of thousands of holiday doodads are pieces of family history that Brown holds dearer to his heart than any of the Christmas adornments that have a high monetary value.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024

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