frivolous

Example Sentences

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When they wrote about spirits at all, most newspapers concentrated their efforts on exposing mediums as frivolous and fraudulent.

From Literature

Holidays were frivolous and silly, whereas a migration sounded much more serious and responsible, befitting a puffin of the military class.

From Literature

Most legal analysts viewed the case as frivolous.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1974, he founded his own firm specializing in entertainment law, a niche many highbrow Wall Street lawyers dismissed as frivolous at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an era when “affordability” has become a buzzword, consumers are cautious about spending — and buying items that could be deemed frivolous may make less sense to them.

From MarketWatch