inconsequential

Example Sentences

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“I just lost 14 cents in viewership,” he said, anticipating the outrage his comments would elicit and dismissing it as inconsequential in the same breath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

And, as usual, whatever he says afterward is inconsequential and often irrelevant to the action he has already taken.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Computing expert and AI safety campaigner Stuart Russell told AFP that Saturday's commitments were "not completely inconsequential".

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

On the drive, she filled the silence with inconsequential chatter, as if nothing had changed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

None of that had changed, or could be changed by anything as inconsequential as her gender, or skin color, or sexual orientation.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline