trifle away
Example Sentences
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Life is not so long, nor happiness so common, that we can afford to trifle away two years of it.
From The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage by Shaw, Bernard
But I didn't hear the words I moved a trifle away.
From Beyond the Vanishing Point by Cummings, Ray
We must do our own share in keeping away from the danger, and not trifle away the strength we ask for.
From More About Peggy by Unknown
Unless customs have changed since I used to trifle away some time there—and people too—we’ll find some who’ll show us hospitality.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne
Do not let us trifle away the time in needless discourse, said she, interrupting me: I make no doubt of your sincerity, and you shall quickly be convinced of mine.
From The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anonymous
