frivolously

Example Sentences

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"Sometimes it's weighing the option, so I must ensure I've got money for the bus, but I can't just use it frivolously because I might need it for something else," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

Where in the past, refunds were considered “free money,” rising costs have forced people to use them less frivolously, and more out of necessity.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

Who else did the co-sponsor of the Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act frivolously sue that year?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

“We can’t throw things to space frivolously and say, ‘Well, if it doesn’t work, let’s build another one.’”

From Science Magazine • Aug. 10, 2022

He writes he’s not with Sien without thought, frivolously, but “in damned earnest.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman