trifling
Example Sentences
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But it’s the songs that talk about brushing off stifling, trifling men, including the title track and “What Have You Done For Me Lately,” that have the most staying power.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Before IMG and ProServ, athletes typically got trifling rewards for endorsing products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
The planet’s trifling atmosphere—about 1 percent the density of our own—is notoriously too thin to help slow down a spacecraft attempting to land, but can still create turbulence and potential disaster.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
Frankly, the more trifling the crime, the better this franchise’s comedy aspirations would work.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
I accepted that danger was an essential component of the game—without it, climbing would be little different from a hundred other trifling diversions.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing trifling
Life of Pi
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Fever 1793
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