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
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
Right even though much of that money is unrecoverable, having been blown on frivolities such as ludicrous cars and luxury travel.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022
Yet if these my frivolities are not acceptable to your virtue, I will reflect on what Pliny said to M�cenas, "Formerly my witticisms used to entertain you."
From The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career by Casas, Bartolom? de las
