trifle
Example Sentences
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After years of working at the venue, the unlikely understudy took centre stage in the dame role of Sherie Trifle at the near sold-out performance.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
Leeman said that dessert at the celebration would be a Pitcairn take on the Platinum Jubilee Trifle.
From Reuters • Jun. 3, 2022
The triumphs and catastrophes of a multigenerational family dinner — presided over by the sisters Cheesecake, Cherry Pie and Trifle — receive play-by-play commentary from a pair of sportscasters perched above the action.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2015
Dessert includes a "Tayberry Trifle," accompanied by unpasteurized Wester Lawrenceton sweet milk cheese and organic Benbecula oatcakes.
From Time Magazine Archive
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How dare you thus rashly Trifle with fate!
From The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda by Hugo, Victor
Vocabulary lists containing trifle
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