trivial
Example Sentences
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"There is some compensation occurring in larger insects, but it is trivial in the grand scheme of things."
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
Most economists, meanwhile, expect that the impact of higher energy costs on inflation will be relatively trivial.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
It is these clients, who rely on this technology for not only words but ideas themselves, who turn my job from trivial to impossible.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
The BBC was shown evidence by Nick of how TikTok rated some relatively trivial cases involving politicians as a higher priority for review by the safety team than several cases involving harm to teenagers.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
It’s down-to-earth, it’s simple, it’s untrue, and it’s familiar enough and trivial enough to be understood and loved by our greedy, nervous, illiterate sponsors.’”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Vocabulary lists containing trivial
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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