triviality

Example Sentences

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You expect a terse “fine,” so you may proceed to some other triviality like sports or the weather.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2025

But don’t mistake her for any triviality, Jeré Longman writes in The Times.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Carlson’s seeming awareness of the triviality of his topic is all part of the deal, Peck says, tracing the roots of his attitude to the network’s earliest days.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2023

FDR’s relief chief, Harry Hopkins, was brusquely unapologetic when the press and congressional conservatives attacked the WPA for the apparent triviality of some projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2021

Helen Burns asked some slight question about her work of Miss Smith, was chidden for the triviality of the inquiry, returned to her place, and smiled at me as she again went by.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë