bagatelle
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In a summer dominated by a retelling of history’s most well-known monster-plagued sea voyage, “The Devil’s Mouth” may seem like a mere bagatelle, a non-Imax drop in the brine ‘n’ blood-splattered hero’s journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
If there was a misstep on Tuesday, it was in following the bagatelle with Beethoven’s “Pathétique” Sonata, which might have provided an impassioned climax had it not been performed with such a level head.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
“Ma Belle, My Beauty” may be a mere bagatelle, but it’s a diverting and attractive one.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2021
But that case involved tens of thousands of dollars - a mere bagatelle compared to the monster cryptocurrency scam whose story is being told in an enthralling BBC podcast.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2019
"I shall get you the hundred thousand dollars right away," she said, as if it were a mere bagatelle.
From The Red Mouse by William Hamilton Osborne
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