frivolous
Example Sentences
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This is the same logic that made frivolous defamation suits useful tools of intimidation for decades.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
These products often look frivolous from the outside, but they sit inside a broader ecosystem of monetizable attachment.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Most legal analysts viewed the case as frivolous.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
In 1974, he founded his own firm specializing in entertainment law, a niche many highbrow Wall Street lawyers dismissed as frivolous at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
It would have been frivolous to go on.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing frivolous
Grade 10, List 1
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