frivolity

Example Sentences

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Instead, like a still condensing sugar-saturated slop into a refined liquor, this downsizing concentrates the force of his images, shifting the mood from one of frivolity to seriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

This is what political scientists call "tactical frivolity".

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

It’s been a tough morning on all of us, her supervisor sighs, “and I thought a little frivolity would be just what the doctor ordered.”

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2025

Belonging and frivolity are traits to crave, but increasingly they feel like luxuries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

In all the stories she had read or heard, the fairies seemed to do nothing more than drink and dance, enjoying a life of leisure and frivolity.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo