trifle

As the judge in that case noted, the law is not concerned with insignificant trifles.

It’s hard to be charmed, hard to think of a movie as a delightful trifle, when you’re so conscious of how hard the filmmakers are working to make it charming.

Layer it all in a shallow casserole dish or, if you’re feeling theatrical, a glass trifle dish, so the strata show through like geological layers of flavors.

“Baking should spark joy for both the maker and the recipient. There’s room for a trifle and a heart-shaped Lambeth cake. One doesn’t cancel the other.”

His eyes are maybe a trifle close set, his lips a little thin.