sundry

sun·dry | \ ˈsən-drē

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Definition of sundry

(Entry 1 of 2)

: miscellaneous, various sundry articles

sundry

pronoun, plural in construction

Definition of sundry (Entry 2 of 2)

: an indeterminate number recommended for reading by all and sundry— Edward Huberman

Examples of sundry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective As for the rest of you, this may be a good time to catch up on sundry errands, that growing reading list, or reaching out to someone special. — Ed Silverman, STAT, "Pharmalittle: Combining antibiotics may cause resistance; Lilly moves into dermatitis market with $1.1 billion deal," 10 Jan. 2020 Cotton holds moisture, and moisture leads to chaffing, rashes, itchiness and sundry other malfunctions that can hamper a hunt. — The Editors, Outdoor Life, "Let’s Be Brief: The Ultimate Outdoorsman Underwear," 19 Nov. 2019 Pickens, in short, pleads for mercy from Washington in his letter, while Livingston offers sundry particulars of what went awry. — al, "Alabama’s mortifying miscount of 1820 Census; and the tally is still wrong," 28 Dec. 2019 Strikes were common and there were episodic shortages of sundry items. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: Paul Volcker — the right man for his times," 15 Dec. 2019 Padmé spends the movie in sundry rooftop apartments, one of which even has a snazzy parking space for her secret husband’s speeder jet. — Darren Franich, EW.com, "Revenge of the Sith," 3 Dec. 2019 While in college, Bill performed financial work for his fraternity that was helpful in paying sundry expenses at that time. — courant.com, "Charles William Schick," 12 Dec. 2019 Picture bins of baby bok choy, shrimp balls, pumpkin slices, sundry noodles and … is that Spam? — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, "Cold-weather comforts: 5 restaurants that are easy to warm up to," 11 Dec. 2019 But depression, with its sundry expressions, was wilier than that. — Mathina Calliope, Longreads, "The Backcountry Prescription Experiment," 3 Dec. 2019

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15 Jan 2020

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“Sundry.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sundry. Accessed 17 January 2020.

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