He warns people to be wary of collecting knickknacks merely for the sake of having something to collect. From LearnThat.org.
I used to think 'knickknack' was French for 'small, ugly ceramic poodle. ". From Wordnik.com. [Mistress of Justice]
Each piece of furniture and knickknack had its own story. From Wordnik.com. [Sunset in the Hills] Reference
Besides, I want to send some knickknack to my goddaughter. From Wordnik.com. [Time Enough For Love]
"A lot of knickknack fouls were being called," O'Neal said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Spurs put Lakers in hole] Reference
She reaches into the knickknack drawer and removes a small tin. From Wordnik.com. [the secret sense]
Does the knickknack warrant the answer “yes” to every one of the questions?. From Wordnik.com. [Unclutter Your Life in One Week] Reference
“Our altars will just look like knickknack shelves to most people,” she said. From Wordnik.com. [Pagans find spirituality they missed in church] Reference
He spent months inventing a knickknack that magically covered shoes, repelling poo!. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-04-02] Reference
Both have great Egyptian book and knickknack collections for the browsing and buying. From Wordnik.com. [Bookstores & Shops] Reference
Knowing that there's a special knickknack out there awaiting a new home is thrilling. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
DURASTANTI (through translator): In New York, it's just a part of a knickknack of objects. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2007] Reference
You glance around your kitchen noticing every knickknack, child's drawing and decorative touch. From Wordnik.com. [Iris Martin: Healing All Homeowners] Reference
A tussle for high-end furniture and knickknack retailer Restoration Hardware may pose an answer. From Wordnik.com. [Pharma's Chemistry Lesson] Reference
The moral to this story is, of course, that with a knickknack Galleycat will give a frog a loan. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-04-02] Reference
In fact it seemed to be a knickknack store, with slaves entering and departing fairly constantly. From Wordnik.com. [If I Pay Thee Not In Gold]
The Nazis had perpetrated the worst crimes in the history of the world and here I had this little knickknack. From Wordnik.com. [The Lampshade] Reference
She had told me she was sending me a treat from the Con, and I assumed it was a little knickknack of some kind. From Wordnik.com. [madkestrel: "Dear diary, today I was pompous and my] Reference
A hand reaches quickly through frayed, green canvass, trying to grab an unseen knickknack from the market stall. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Another, knickknack chain Claire's Stores, has posted weak results, with debt trading at severely distressed levels. From Wordnik.com. [Apollo VI Faces Bumpy Landing] Reference
She stood in the middle of the living room, holding an ugly knickknack in one hand and his favorite pint glass in the other. From Wordnik.com. [Harbinger] Reference
For ten minutes a TSA agent performed about seven explosive swab tests on every knickknack a young girl might carry on a plane. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: In Lockdown at Newark Airport] Reference
The trailer was cluttered, but not one knickknack, chintz curtain or chenille-covered armchair seemed to have come from the Beyond. From Wordnik.com. [Even Cowgirls Get The Blues]
It came to me in the voice of a parent whose children have just broken another fragile knickknack while playing catch in the house. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-01-01] Reference
Dollar stores 'stigma as dingy knickknack shops is gone. From Wordnik.com. [East Valley Tribune - Today's Top Stories] Reference
Still, watch out: your new cherished knickknack could get you stopped by U.S. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
The Bureau is a small knickknack gift shop across from the Traffic Jam restaurant. From Wordnik.com. [Metro Times] Reference
Nowhere was there cushion, curtain, or knickknack that told of a woman's taste or touch. From Wordnik.com. [Just David] Reference
A poor and beleaguered people, rise early, patiently wait for knickknack buying tourists. From Wordnik.com. [Young Journey] Reference
Amy Shirley, an artist from Big Pool who was painting a small knickknack shelf outside of. From Wordnik.com. [The Herald-Mail Online] Reference
You, dear reader, were the special knickknack on his royal barge from before the foundation of the universe. From Wordnik.com. [Latest entries from endlesslyrocking.blog-city.com] Reference
If there is any rare knickknack in the house, it will have been put there by the mother's hand or the daughter's. From Wordnik.com. [A Splendid Hazard] Reference
"Every peso, every bar, every knickknack I have handled with my own hands. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow's End] Reference
He also gave her the extra pistol he’d hidden above the knickknack cabinet. From Wordnik.com. [Ricochet]
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