odds and sods
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The drawings were found in an envelope marked "Dahl's drawings & odds and sods" which belonged to Ian Craig, the art director at publishing house Jonathan Cape.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025
There he is, preparing vegetable soup from odds and sods in his refrigerator, nonchalantly cutting the dark bits from old vegetables.
From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2020
When Ginger Baker, Steve Vai, and various odds and sods wants to work with me, that’s a compliment.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2018
My days are a whirl of nappy changes and country rambles, augmented with odds and sods of semi-regular work.
From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2016
Here you get two stone-cold classic comedy seasons and a smattering of odds and sods.
From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2010
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
