trifles

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

She’s interested in adding regular savories such as pasties and sausage rolls, and maybe bringing new treats such as trifles or Eton Messes to her roster.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Other, seemingly familiar terms — romper room, sherry trifles — have their innocence stripped from them to reveal a second, more sinister meaning.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022

Such trifles usually have a limited shelf life, but not this one.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2021

“I’m not making any fuss over it. But it’s just such seeming trifles that we’ve got to take seriously; such things count.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin