trivial talk

Example Sentences

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This trivial talk in a tavern had an immense influence on him in his later action; as though there had really been in it something preordained, some guiding hint....

From Crime and Punishment by Garnett, Constance

Apart from the ordinary, trivial talk of civil people, they were separate, they did not speak of what was between them during the remaining two days of their stay.

From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

How could we achieve all this ordinary trivial talk of everyday in the gloom of this romantic adventure?

From The Jervaise Comedy by Beresford, J. D. (John Davys)

Beatrix met him cordially, for she had seen him standing ignored in his corner by the piano, and she liked the friendly way in which the singer had included him in the trivial talk.

From The Dominant Strain by Edwards, H. C. (Harry C.)

To the most trivial talk he gave the attraction of his own character.

From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by Forster, John