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
The most trivial point of contention in Brooke and Andrew Reese’s divorce was a Walgreens rewards account.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Most economists, meanwhile, expect that the impact of higher energy costs on inflation will be relatively trivial.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
"Number one: The question is not trivial," Ridley said on Wednesday.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Or she does remember them, but in a minor way, as if remembering a game, or a single prank, a single trivial secret, of the kind girls tell and then forget.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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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