frivolities
Example Sentences
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Every moment he spends on such frivolities is a missed opportunity to advance his cause.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
The navy did not want its midshipmen wasting their time on such frivolities.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
In 1431, the ecumenical Council of Basel ordered the deans and rectors of churches to expel "frivolities" and "profane abuses" from holy buildings, but implicitly allowed them to take place in the squares outside.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024
Yet it’s often the case — now as then — that expressions of personal style among serious people are deemed frivolities.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2023
Turn your weaknesses—eh? perhaps it is too strong a word!—the frivolities and vanities of your youth into a power for your old age!
From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert
