How to Use tchotchke in a Sentence

tchotchke

noun
  • No surface or tchotchke is safe.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
  • No surface or tchotchke is safe.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The threads and tchotchkes are hardly the coolest part, though.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 July 2023
  • The prizes are fun tchotchkes the manager picks up at a thrift store.
    — Hannah Steinkopf-Frank, RedEye Chicago, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Pour one out for the stress balls and tchotchkes working overtime these days.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 18 June 2023
  • Sure, there were still some of those tchotchkes and assorted bric-a-brac.
    — John Warner, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • In a sea of cruise ships and tourists, where tchotchkes flow like wine, lies an outlier.
    — Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
  • People don’t have to buy clothes and tchotchkes, and sales of these items might simply go away.
    — Elizabeth Winkler, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2018
  • Seniors showed up for the early bird specials and tchotchkes on the wall.
    — Janelle Nanos, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Boxes of tchotchkes that Day had amassed at sales piled up in every room.
    — oregonlive.com, 6 July 2019
  • Hipsters and matrons alike come here in search of vintage items and tchotchkes.
    — Michelle Newman, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2018
  • This tchotchke adds some flair and also works as a stand that angles the lens upward.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Taylor then lights a cigarette, sets the tchotchkes aflame, and fury-walks out the door.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In the wrong context, too much tchotchke—but in the right hands, the sign of a certain haute-boho dash.
    — Sadie Stein, ELLE Decor, 23 May 2018
  • The dining-room walls are barren and clean, so don't expect a lot of tchotchkes and pictures.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • That’s a lot of dog bandanas, bead kits, frosting spatulas and tchotchkes.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
  • Besides, that way there’s plenty of luggage space for tchotchkes and souvenirs.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
  • For royal-wedding watchers glued to their screens, the keepsakes and tchotchkes are a click away as well.
    — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Too many tchotchkes on the counter are bad, and too many pieces of small furniture that don’t add up to a greater sum is not great.
    — Rima Suqi, WSJ, 21 June 2019
  • The set looks like the tchotchke aisle at the Salvation Army Store.
    — Susan Mitchell, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 May 2017
  • Still feel strange to have put away the cheery, colorful and perhaps even glitzy baubles and pillows, and tchotchkes?
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • And after all, who wants another tchotchke to stuff into their junk drawer?
    — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2018
  • But what were these pop culture tchotchkes like on the other side of the Iron Curtain?
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The piece looked old amongst the clutter of measuring cups, candles and other tchotchkes.
    — Ben Finley, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Now, the diner is known for its eclectic assemblage of toys, tchotchkes and sculptural art.
    — Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023
  • Some Flagstaff merchants offer special foods, drinks and tchotchkes with a lunar theme.
    — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 1 July 2019
  • Animals are also a common theme of spring, so bring out your cutest tchotchkes and knick-knacks as spring mantel decor.
    — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2025
  • It’s adorned with shelves to stash away their favorite books at arm’s reach (or knowing kids, storing tiny toys and tchotchkes galore).
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Twelve card compartments and an interior zip pocket are enough for all of your small, flat tchotchkes.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The restaurant includes a replica of her television, and tchotchkes throughout the space.
    — Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025

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