frivolous
Example Sentences
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There’s nothing frivolous about playing or listening to music.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The process also helps reduce lawsuits, frivolous or otherwise, which can negatively impact IPO proceeds, according to a 2020 study.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
He is best known for the 1970 novel A World for Julius, which chronicled the frivolous lives of the elite in Peru's capital Lima through the eyes of an orphan.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
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 • Feb. 18, 2026
Reserved and firm in her opinions, she spent no time in indulging the frivolous.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing frivolous
Grade 10, List 1
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