trifle away
Example Sentences
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It made me also angry with myself to think that I should have no more wit but to trifle away my time till my soul and heaven were lost.
From The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works by Bunyan, John
To trifle away time is indeed to be the greatest of spendthrifts.
From How to Live a Holy Life by Orr, Charles Ebert
She picked it up, polished it, and asked for a piece of paper to wrap it in, designing to carry the trifle away with her.
From Lying Prophets by Phillpotts, Eden
God will give us all the time we need to accomplish all he purposes us to accomplish, but he does not give us one moment to trifle away.
From How to Live a Holy Life by Orr, Charles Ebert
Wilt thou simper and gape and trifle away thy days whilst that dog-descended Frank tramples thee underfoot, using thee but as a stepping-stone to the power that should be thine own?
From The Sea-Hawk by Sabatini, Rafael
