trifles 1 of 2

plural of trifle

trifles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trifle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trifles
Verb
Strawberries are delicious in cobblers, trifles, and crisps. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trifles
Verb
  • The award goes to – an intense mystery, set in isolation, that flirts with genre while creating something wholly on its own.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Someone who plans extravagant dates and shows you off…but also flirts with others or lies about small things in ways that leave you second-guessing your worth.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Star actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson who plays the charismatic chef and ex-convict trying to rebuild his life and reputation, will attend the Spanish event, next to co-writers and producers Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson and Hörður Rúnarsson of Act4.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
  • George Clooney plays the titular protagonist, a famous movie actor who embarks on a journey of self-discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler).
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As street protests entered a second day, demonstrators set fire to the Supreme Court building, and smoke was seen pouring out of the country’s Parliament complex, The New York Times reported.
    Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Where there’s smoke, there might be fire.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, a pipeline is small beer compared to the world’s largest island, Greenland, laden with energy resources and rare earths.
    Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • No one has ever rushed to the theatre for the sake of Hero and Claudio, the secondary lovers, whose wooings and sunderings, though eventful, seem like very small beer compared with the rich flirtatious spirits of the primary pair.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Trifles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifles. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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