stocking filler
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The title may make it sound like a stocking filler, unexpected from a philosopher best known for his contrarian politics and skepticism about human progress.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2020
On his way home from work on Christmas Eve in 1956, Bond spied a lonely teddy bear on the shelf in a shop window, and took it home as a stocking filler for his wife.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2017
To get my mind working, I looked round the room and caught sight of this toy bear I had bought for my wife as a stocking filler at Christmas.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2015
But this slim volume has the edge on Deighton when it comes to simplicity, and would make a great stocking filler for anyone about to leave home for the first time.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2012
Its credit-card dimensions make this iPod rival the perfect stocking filler.
From Time Magazine Archive
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