How to Use miscellaneous in a Sentence

miscellaneous

adjective
  • The cart filled with miscellaneous items wasn’t for her, though.
    — Sarah Elsesser, ajc, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Hoover signs as many books and miscellaneous items as people bring to her.
    — Lucy Feldman, Time, 10 July 2023
  • The video shown in the post is comprised of miscellaneous war footage.
    — Molly Stellino, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The union said that a group of miscellaneous workers had first reached out to the union a year ago.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Though compact, the belt bag can fit a cell phone and other miscellaneous small items.
    — Nicol Natale, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • That leaves a lot of room for miscellaneous solids and emulsifiers.
    — Lucas Kwan Peterson, latimes.com, 11 June 2019
  • Walk the store to find yarn, floral wire, and other miscellaneous craft items.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
  • There are a handful of other miscellaneous updates to glean from the patch notes as well.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 12 July 2018
  • That includes festive decor, miscellaneous gifts and other items that can be added to wish lists.
    — Leia Mendoza, Variety, 2 July 2025
  • This no-carve idea uses miscellaneous metal items to adorn pumpkins with unique faces.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This simple wall filing system will get all your miscellaneous papers off of your desk and out of the way.
    — Tessa Bahoosh, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2020
  • This period was known for all the miscellaneous hair pieces the women added to their own hair for volume.
    — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Not all drawers are meant for miscellaneous storage.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 7 Mar. 2026
  • This isn't the first time a miscellaneous object has been thrown on stage during a performance.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
  • Two days later, our brother sent an email to Shelly and me about some other miscellaneous stuff.
    — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Two days later, our brother sent an email to Shelly and me about some other miscellaneous stuff.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Two days later, our brother sent an e-mail to Shelly and me about some other miscellaneous stuff.
    — Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Miss Texas is an alpha that loved to wrestle with a male bear twice her size and cause miscellaneous mischief.
    — Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The suspect, Fitzgerald said, took miscellaneous items from the victim and then fled the scene in a grey sedan.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 27 July 2021
  • Make sure to finish these miscellaneous spots with a thorough sweep or vacuum.
    — Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Inside, makeshift shelves bend under the weight of paint cans, steel rods, wooden planks, and dozens of miscellaneous boxes.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
  • And many work equally well as on-the-go snack bags, miscellaneous bags for travel, or storage bags for toys or small household items.
    — Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2023
  • There’s even sets of chic boxes to use as catchalls atop dressers or tuck into media stands to hide miscellaneous items like remotes and routers.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 15 July 2019
  • Corners of the store may have shelves with collections of miscellaneous products that no longer warrant space on the main shelves.
    — Katie Workman, Twin Cities, 24 July 2019
  • That will be on top of combat engineers and miscellaneous workers.
    — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The miscellaneous items tuck into various pockets on the outside of the tool sack.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The duo stole miscellaneous items from the health, beauty, deli and alcohol sections of the store, police said.
    — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • The final bit of damage came when a raccoon wandered into our path and took out the bumper cover and miscellaneous trim pieces.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2020
  • The basket can hold up to 92 pounds of fuel cans, shovels and miscellaneous survival tools.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The growth was boosted by demand for the health, transport, miscellaneous goods and services sectors.
    — Nur Hikmah Md Ali,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025

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