trifle away
Example Sentences
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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
“Spooks,” echoed Ben, edging a trifle away from the open trap door.
From The Boys of the Wireless by Webster, Frank V.
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
But I didn't hear the words I moved a trifle away.
From Beyond the Vanishing Point by Cummings, Ray
She was not one of the many who trifle away their heart's brightest affections piece by piece.
From The King's Highway by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
