Example sentences for: trinkets

How can you use “trinkets” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • So sporting was the U.S. team, notes the LAT , that it handed its opponents not only trinkets of goodwill, but also the match itself.

  • As in any ancient country, India’s modernizing plunge into the 20th century has produced its fair share of trinkets and tinsel, but its traditional craftwork continues at the highest level: silks, carpets, jewelry, perfumes, brassware, and wood-carving are first class, and you will have the added bonus of dealing with the most charming bunch of merchants in the world.

  • Its twin belfries loom over the Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti), eternal hang-out of Rome’s golden youths, lovers, peddlers of trinkets and the occasional hustler.

  • The Mexicans were smuggled into the United States, miserably housed, and forced to peddle $1 trinkets (in places like the subway) to make money for their "pimps."

  • The prizes are often mere trinkets — the real payoff is when the animal comes to market, since a prize ram, for example, can make a lot of money at market later in the year.


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