frivolities
Example Sentences
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Every moment he spends on such frivolities is a missed opportunity to advance his cause.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
The navy did not want its midshipmen wasting their time on such frivolities.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
That said, it’s essential to ensure you focus on the things that matter most rather than overspending on frivolities.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022
Vargas Llosa has long kept the imaginative territory of his serious political works fenced off from the hedonistic frivolities of Don Rigoberto.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2015
He enjoyed good health—a fine flow of animal spirits—was 25 fond of company—could amuse himself admirably with the frivolities of life—and had great confidence in himself.
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney
