trivial talk
Example Sentences
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To the most trivial talk he gave the attraction of his own character.
From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by Forster, John
How could we achieve all this ordinary trivial talk of everyday in the gloom of this romantic adventure?
From The Jervaise Comedy by Beresford, J. D. (John Davys)
"Don Ippolito," said Mrs. Vervain, turning to the priest, who had been listening intently to all this trivial talk, "what do you think of this sketch?"
From A Foregone Conclusion by Howells, William Dean
People spoke in whispers, and here, as at Blois, the conversation was a medley of serious and frivolous subjects, of grave and trivial talk.
From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de
The sincerity of this expression stood out in the trivial talk.
From The Sleuth of St. James's Square by Post, Melville Davisson
