How to Use frivolous in a Sentence

frivolous

adjective

• She thinks window shopping is a frivolous activity.
• So, do more of the important stuff and less of the frivolous.
  — Bernhard Schroeder, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
• Some of them are what people should wear and those are the more frivolous ones.
  — Lane Florsheim, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2021
• This is true even if the celebrity regards the claims as false or frivolous.
  — Michael McCann, SI.com, 12 July 2018
• Anyone who tries to tell you that play is frivolous is wrong.
  — Rebecca Renner, National Geographic, 17 Sep. 2020
• Yet the product in the ad was more frivolous than functional.
  — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
• My social joy, and the social joy of those around me, is not frivolous.
  — New York Times, 8 Oct. 2021
• This is not a frivolous suit with zero chance of success.
  — The Editors, National Review, 21 Oct. 2020
• The case was thrown out, as were the array of other frivolous lawsuits the man has filed from his prison cell.
  — Michael Balsamo, Sun Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022
• Of course, anyone can sue the state, but this wasn’t a frivolous lawsuit.
  — Kyle Whitmire | [e-mail], al, 5 Sep. 2023
• She was said to be a frivolous thing, obsessed with anything that sparkled.
  — Tori Telfer, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2021
• Challenges that once seemed frivolous have ended up in front of the Supreme Court in the past.
  — Sarah Kliff, Vox, 17 Dec. 2018
• The iPod remained a fun, frivolous, maybe-sort-of fact.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2017
• There is no right to file false claims or pursue frivolous cases.
  — WSJ, 19 Nov. 2020
• Some of the most popular prop bets can seem frivolous: Will the coin toss be heads or tails?
  — Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
• You might be tempted to waste money on frivolous things.
  — Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2017
• Some books are frivolous — you power through them on the plane and never think about or re-read them again.
  — The Editors, Cosmopolitan, 11 Dec. 2014
• And, let’s start with something frivolous at best and just ridiculous at worst.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 14 July 2019
• There's nothing frivolous to get stuck in your head, so there's nothing to want out.
  — John Mayer, Esquire, 30 Dec. 2005
• Yet the thought of training seemed frivolous at a time when their homeland was being ravaged.
  — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2022
• We were told not to do social media because it was seen as frivolous.
  — National Geographic, 11 Jan. 2017
• People like presents that are thoughtful and even frivolous.
  — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 11 Nov. 2021
• Hobbies that seem frivolous can still have a great impact on your present mindset.
  — Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2022
• Berger said small frivolous spending tends to be a trait among younger consumers.
  — Lisa Fu, Fortune, 26 June 2017
• An over-the-top impression might appear to be a frivolous concern in these dire times.
  — Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2020
• How shocking and frivolous the process of a divorce trial is for children.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
• The older vehicles are more likely to break down or leave you with a frivolous damage claim.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2020
• The case was dismissed as frivolous less than a month after it was filed, court documents show.
  — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2021
• All four are able to walk a proper line between serious and frivolous.
  — Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 28 Apr. 2020
• Gothard has asked the court for attorney’s fees, claiming the lawsuit was frivolous.
  — Sarah Stankorb, Marie Claire, 15 June 2018

Last Updated: 29 Apr 2024