trivial

Example Sentences

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Lord Herbert told the Today programme Shabana Mahmood had indicated she did not want police to be focused on "trivial" incidents.

From BBC

Chairwoman Louisa Munton said his actions "could not be reasonably considered as trivial, inconsequential or a mere temporary lapse" and constituted "unacceptable professional conduct and or conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute".

From BBC

It could even be as trivial as his conventional attractiveness, which is in stark contrast to a typical shooter with an agenda.

From Salon

Because the virus can live on surfaces for up to a week, doctors and public health experts stress that babies can contract it even from seemingly trivial exposures.

From Los Angeles Times

Such trivial concerns were left to lesser schools, institutions that perhaps couldn’t appreciate the sanctity of a 10-week regular season, the purity of life without football scholarships, or the venerable tradition of Harvard-Yale.

From The Wall Street Journal