: including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous, various
sundry items/articles
The interior was padded and crammed with little pockets and nets for hatboxes and sundry possessions.—
Graham Robb
Graham RobbServed up with these, were sundry greens, —lichens, mosses, ferns, and fungi.—Herman Melville
Herman MelvilleIt's not just books on sale anymore—it's CD's, DVD's, greeting cards, stationery, sundry gifts, coffee and baked goods …—Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor… to protect us from colds, broken crockery, and the sundry inconveniences of a royal household.—Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson LevineAt the same time the populace, reading the news items of his doings and hearing him speak on various and sundry occasions, conceived a great fancy for him.—Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser
plural in construction
: an indeterminate number
—usually used in the phrase all and sundry to mean "everyone"
Whenever a crowd gathered, as it did at every stop, we interrogated all and sundry about the events of 1943.—Samuel Eliot Morison
Samuel Eliot MorisonCluny lashed out at all and sundry with his tail, foaming at the mouth and cursing wildly …—Brian Jacques
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
But with Donald Trump spouting sundry threats — with clear economic impacts — on a daily basis and still campaigning to bring the Fed to his heel, that body has an unenviable task indeed.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
But inside, slabs of colored glass, hunks of polished resin, and sundry material experiments gleam like mirages in the sunlight that streams in from the ceiling and windows.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Since all of her friends are fighting in various and sundry configurations, yes, that is too many things for Gina.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
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The Resy network encompasses many Michelin star and sundry award winning locales including Le Bernadin in New York, Alinea in Chicago, and Canlis in Seattle.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
But with Donald Trump spouting sundry threats — with clear economic impacts — on a daily basis and still campaigning to bring the Fed to his heel, that body has an unenviable task indeed.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
But inside, slabs of colored glass, hunks of polished resin, and sundry material experiments gleam like mirages in the sunlight that streams in from the ceiling and windows.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Since all of her friends are fighting in various and sundry configurations, yes, that is too many things for Gina.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sundry
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“Sundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sundry. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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