trifle
noun
an article or thing of very little value.
trifles
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pluralof trifle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As the judge in that case noted, the law is not concerned with insignificant trifles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025
She’s interested in adding regular savories such as pasties and sausage rolls, and maybe bringing new treats such as trifles or Eton Messes to her roster.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
Other, seemingly familiar terms — romper room, sherry trifles — have their innocence stripped from them to reveal a second, more sinister meaning.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2022
The "micro" prefix in the word microplastics might lead one to think that these tiny plastic particles, by definition less than 5 millimeters in length, are harmless trifles.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2022
After a long silence, and after their talk had turned to trifles then on to the narrowness of life, Violet said to Alice Manfred, “Wouldn’t you? You wouldn’t fight for your man?”
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
