7 sentences with 'trivial'
Example sentences and phrases with the word trivial and other words derived from it.
• « Iconoclasm was one of those phenomena that may seem almost ridiculously trivial in historical retrospect, but it had a huge (and almost entirely negative) impact at the time. For people who believed in God's constant intervention in the smallest things, iconoclasm was an issue of enormous importance. »
• « Some of these legal separations were not trivial; only nobles could hunt animals, and Europe's legal systems fiercely persecuted poachers even if they were motivated by famine. »
• « Mimi Rumpp has not been asking to win the lottery when she prays for years. With a husband, two children and a job to attend to, she has no time left for trivial requests. »
• « As we chatted, I found it appalling that people worried about such trivial matters as buying groceries or putting gas in their cars while I couldn't stop thinking about the fact that my beloved Gretchen was no longer alive. »
• « As I watched the dolphins swim away, I realised that all of us on the boat were once again united. Our trivial annoyances had faded away; the feeling of friendship and mutual consideration resurfaced, intact, despite the hardships of the previous night. I understood all this, though no one uttered a word. »
• « Uncle Ben had such a way of praising the most trivial thing that he would turn it into a marvel in the eyes of a child. »