frivolously

Example Sentences

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"Sometimes it's weighing the option, so I must ensure I've got money for the bus, but I can't just use it frivolously because I might need it for something else," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

Where in the past, refunds were considered “free money,” rising costs have forced people to use them less frivolously, and more out of necessity.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

And please don’t forget our unhoused neighbors who don’t have the option of frivolously complaining about all this.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

“We can’t throw things to space frivolously and say, ‘Well, if it doesn’t work, let’s build another one.’”

From Science Magazine • Aug. 10, 2022

We kept asking him to leave a big supply with us, but he’d shake his head gloomily, like we were bound to use them up frivolously or else cause an explosion.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro