: 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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Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
Political scientists like Hansen had spent careers building theories that assumed that the parameters of Americans politics were set by interest groups, voting blocs, open elections, economic calculations, power sharing, and sundry other features of liberal ideology.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Over sundry phone calls, Houlihan provided investment banking guidance to the family office investors, parsing the transactions’ pros and cons.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
The property will have 20 guest rooms as well as an on-site restaurant, bike storage, a meeting and event space, and a sundry shop.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
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Braving the crackling midwinter cold, tens of thousands of New Yorkers showed up to celebrate—and photographer Poupay Jutharat was right there with them, training her lens on their colorful outerwear; sundry pins, sashes, and badges; and the cheering air of bonhomie.
—Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
Political scientists like Hansen had spent careers building theories that assumed that the parameters of Americans politics were set by interest groups, voting blocs, open elections, economic calculations, power sharing, and sundry other features of liberal ideology.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Over sundry phone calls, Houlihan provided investment banking guidance to the family office investors, parsing the transactions’ pros and cons.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
The property will have 20 guest rooms as well as an on-site restaurant, bike storage, a meeting and event space, and a sundry shop.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Sundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sundry. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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