How to Use knickknack in a Sentence

knickknack

noun
  • The shelves were filled with knickknacks.
  • If that’s true, then sure, waste wall space in your kitchen for knickknacks.
    — Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
  • It’s filled with racks of clothes, art and dinosaur knickknacks.
    — Lia Picard, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • Don’t fill your space with knickknacks from a one-stop shopping spree.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
  • Don’t fill your space with knickknacks from a one-stop shopping spree.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
  • If a book doesn’t catch your eye, a knickknack probably will.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
  • If a book doesn’t catch your eye, a knickknack probably will.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There were tables and chairs, pictures and knickknacks, shelves lined with books.
    — Karl Ove Knausgaard, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Vendors sell knickknacks and glasswork made of antique glass or glass that would have been thrown out.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 17 July 2023
  • The store sells an eclectic mix of pantry staples, soda, beer and wine, knickknacks and more.
    — Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Heavy lifting There was a time when walls were reserved for art or shelves with a few knickknacks.
    — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The five-tier glass shelves are deep and sturdy, each one able to hold up to 22 pounds of your knickknacks.
    — Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024
  • This small acrylic container is a great way to draw the eyes of your guests to a small knickknack of your choosing.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Japanese records and more vintage knickknacks line the shelves.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Shelves are lined with clocks, baubles, bottles and other charming knickknacks that give off an old-world feel.
    — Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Portland artist Maggie Rudy has a knack for knickknacks.
    — Air Mail, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Others are filled with jewelry, toys, and other knickknacks and bric-a-brac.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2018
  • On a recent night, the park was buzzing with young Saudis browsing food trucks and knickknack stalls.
    — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2017
  • That phrase, though, could soon pop up on t-shirts and knickknacks in New Orleans and beyond.
    — al, 23 Feb. 2020
  • With six tiers and two extra shelves at the base, there’s room to show off your favorite reads, plus a plant or a couple knickknacks.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Attached to each restaurant is a general store that sells knickknacks such as toys and candy.
    — Laura Sussman, sacbee, 4 Aug. 2017
  • There's also extra space for your coffee mug and a small drawer for storing knickknacks.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • No greasy spice bottles, disorderly utensil crocks or knickknacks to push out of the way.
    — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Its 4-star knickknack stores are Hallmark gift stores crossed with Brookstone.
    — latimes.com, 16 June 2019
  • Try to count all the zany knickknacks inside Northeast Pizza.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The entry room is scattered with assorted knickknacks ranging from a magic set to a metronome.
    — Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Books, my alarm clock, my BlackBerry, a little fish dish that holds knickknacks, a hair scrunchie.
    — Cortney Pellettieri, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2011
  • Alternatively, turn it on its side and use it to display knickknacks, hold bags, and stash keys in your entry hall.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The business, which sells housewares, furniture, knickknacks and more, has been around for more than 30 years.
    — Annie Zak, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2017
  • As the home’s third owners in almost 100 years, a little work had to be done to fit both their needs and their knickknacks.
    — Laura Kostelny, Country Living, 25 Jan. 2019

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