trifle with
Example Sentences
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Adult tyrannosaurs, she adds, probably wouldn’t trifle with such small creatures because they didn’t provide many calories.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023
“We can hope that the sanctions will underscore for the County, Attorney Carroll, and other observers that they trifle with judicial orders and time-honored rules and norms in litigation at their peril,” Wecht wrote.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023
Top the trifle with the zest of the orange leftover from the sweet potatoes.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2021
“The stakes were far, far too high for them to trifle with settling scores with me or any other civilian,” he said.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 26, 2019
“Horatio fears I do but trifle with you. He is wrong, mind you. And your father! Your family’s honor would demand that your brother challenge me to a duel.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
