trifle
Example Sentences
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"I have noticed that there have been cars parked on the side of the road and it creates congestion which does seem a trifle bit weird and annoying," said visitor Philip Johnson.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
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
This tour has ended like all the others – injuries, collapses in form and a selection trifle.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
“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.”
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
Katz was instantly transformed—so much so that he felt perhaps a trifle too much at home.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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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