bagatelle

Example Sentences

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A bagatelle the length of a pop song, Beethoven’s trifle is recognizable from the start: a wobble between E and D sharp that gives way to a tune you’ve heard virtually everywhere.

From New York Times

An absurd game of bagatelle, and the hosts have got away with one.

From The Guardian

Field was Tiger Beat famous, an icon on two sitcom bagatelles, before she could act.

From Washington Post

The host named it after his house, and bagatelle became wildly popular.

From Seattle Times

I am a bagatelle, the book declares, without consequence, and without a care that time is scarce and comedy a serious business.

From New York Times