frivolous

Example Sentences

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There’s nothing frivolous about playing or listening to music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The process also helps reduce lawsuits, frivolous or otherwise, which can negatively impact IPO proceeds, according to a 2020 study.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

He is best known for the 1970 novel A World for Julius, which chronicled the frivolous lives of the elite in Peru's capital Lima through the eyes of an orphan.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

In 1974, he founded his own firm specializing in entertainment law, a niche many highbrow Wall Street lawyers dismissed as frivolous at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

When they wrote about spirits at all, most newspapers concentrated their efforts on exposing mediums as frivolous and fraudulent.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock