trifle

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I know how to make her cassata cake and trifle, but the artichokes seemed so simple I never really dug in deep on this one.

His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.

The tiny frown reappeared between her eyes, lingered a trifle longer than before, and vanished.

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The lady in black, creeping behind them, looked a trifle paler and more jaded than usual.

Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.

Edna was a trifle embarrassed at being thus signaled out for the imperious little woman's favor.

The boy, a trifle sullen since the last words, stood on the hearth with his back to the fire, his hands clasped behind him.

He bowed a trifle stiffly, and was surprised to have his bow returned with a graciousness that amounted almost to cordiality.

Madame Lebrun grew a trifle hysterical; Robert called his brother some sharp, hard names.

But it is being pushed just a trifle too far when I am told I apparently do not require 4,500 Australians!

APRIL 15, 2021

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