trifling
Example Sentences
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At first blush, that may seem like a trifling concept.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The traffic cone guys weren't letting such trifling issues dampen their day.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Before IMG and ProServ, athletes typically got trifling rewards for endorsing products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
This cavalier treatment of tragic circumstances is of a piece with the entire musical’s approach to the hardships Annie endures—they’re treated as trifling in the face of her new life in the Warbucks mansion.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2024
One he showed me depicted a swarm of stars with a trifling flare that I had to put close to my face to see.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing trifling
Life of Pi
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