trifle away
Example Sentences
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What a fool he had been to trifle away his time till his soul and heaven were lost!”
From The Life of John Bunyan by Venables, Edmund
“Spooks,” echoed Ben, edging a trifle away from the open trap door.
From The Boys of the Wireless by Webster, Frank V.
We must do our own share in keeping away from the danger, and not trifle away the strength we ask for.
From More About Peggy by Unknown
A friend looking at the child of six said to his father, "You ought to send your boy to a public school, and not allow him to trifle away his time at home."
From James Watt by Carnegie, Andrew
It serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal, loss, parting with, etc.; as, to throw away; to trifle away; to squander away, etc.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
