trivial
Example Sentences
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“My polite reply to her email doesn’t amount to anything more than a trivial note,” she said.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
“It’s not trivial to have a chip ready for that so soon,” Dave Altavilla, principal analyst at HotTech Vision and Analysis, told MarketWatch, referencing the business-focused chips.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 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 literary breaches, while trivial, highlight a reality that has become all too clear: There’s an inverse correlation between power and proper punctuation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Apart from food and sleep, they found time for play, aimless and trivial, in the white sand by the bright water.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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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