trifle
Example Sentences
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Still, it is the frolicsome rapport between the two stars that gives this comic trifle of a play its allure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Out of magnanimity, I’ll liken this trifle to a Rothko.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Enter the trifle, a dessert that doesn’t get nearly enough credit for its multipurpose holiday charm.
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025
His eyes are maybe a trifle close set, his lips a little thin.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025
No matter which city he was in, Elisha sent lavish gifts for Maggie, addressed to Mother Fox, “I could not resist the temptation of sending the accompanying little trifle of ermine, for Miss Margaretta’s throat.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing trifle
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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