bagatelle

Example Sentences

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“Ma Belle, My Beauty” may be a mere bagatelle, but it’s a diverting and attractive one.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021

A bagatelle the length of a pop song, Beethoven’s trifle is recognizable from the start: a wobble between E and D sharp that gives way to a tune you’ve heard virtually everywhere.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2021

But that case involved tens of thousands of dollars - a mere bagatelle compared to the monster cryptocurrency scam whose story is being told in an enthralling BBC podcast.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2019

Aside from a small display at the entrance featuring an 1800s-era bagatelle and amusing assortment of objects inside vintage machines, visitors are left to self-discovery.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2018

If he had said bagatelle, people would not have so much minded. 

From Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)