frivolous
Example Sentences
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Frivolous suits may have reached a new, dangerous level in one firm’s alleged $1 million bounty for third-party legal trolling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
"Frivolous lawsuits should not be used as a vehicle for fundraising or fodder for rallies or social media," Middlebrooks wrote.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2023
Shake It Off, meanwhile, is the ultimate "glitter gel pen" song: "Frivolous, carefree, bouncy, syncopated perfectly to the beat."
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2022
Frivolous lawsuits are as old as defamation law, and since the 1980s, some states have tried to curb the problem through “anti-SLAPP” laws.
From The Verge • Sep. 18, 2019
Like the Frivolous Use Initiative, which made things like throwing water balloons illegal.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing frivolous
Grade 10, List 1
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