frivolity
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Instead, like a still condensing sugar-saturated slop into a refined liquor, this downsizing concentrates the force of his images, shifting the mood from one of frivolity to seriousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The media’s historical focus on higher-profile candidates and outsiders may reflect not press frivolity but rather genuine shifts in voter sentiment during periods of discontent with conventional politicians and established governance approaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
This is what political scientists call "tactical frivolity".
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
It’s been a tough morning on all of us, her supervisor sighs, “and I thought a little frivolity would be just what the doctor ordered.”
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025
Mrs. Peters felt a brief pang of irritation at their youth, their frivolity, their ease.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Presumably, both sexes have been players in such nightclub frivolities as “helium balloon singalongs, psychedelic projections and nursery-style games with building blocks”—amusements that were popular in the 1960s at Cerebrum, a club in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
That said, it’s essential to ensure you focus on the things that matter most rather than overspending on frivolities.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
She had only needed a word to turn her from the frivolities of the world to better things.
From The Literary Sense by E. (Edith) Nesbit
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