bagatelle
Example Sentences
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“Ma Belle, My Beauty” may be a mere bagatelle, but it’s a diverting and attractive one.
From Washington Post
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
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