trifle
Example Sentences
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Still, it is the frolicsome rapport between the two stars that gives this comic trifle of a play its allure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Joey and Ross are trying to rush through dinner to attend a party held by their “hot” roommate, which involves shoveling down Rachel’s trifle.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
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.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
That said, it’s a trifle on the scale of this 10-story whipped cream cake.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025
I admitted his great revolutionary fervor, but I felt that his zeal was a trifle excessive.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing trifle
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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