Passion costs me too much to bestow it on every trifle. From LearnThat.org. [Thomas Adams]
"I would have given my life willingly for what you call a trifle, sir," said the marquis, with a bow to Osra. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896] Reference
"Well," he dryly gloomed at her, "what do you call a trifle?". From Wordnik.com. [The Outcry] Reference
"Here, boy," he called a trifle hoarsely, holding out his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Till the Clock Stops] Reference
In the Toast family, each trifle is different, and improvisation is encouraged. From Wordnik.com. [Thanksgiving: Trifling with Tradition] Reference
Before an explanation on the word trifle can take place, quit the room with flying colours. From Wordnik.com. [Tales and Novels — Volume 04] Reference
A significant change from Chabon's weightier novels, this dazzling trifle is simply terrific fun. From Wordnik.com. [Gentlemen of the Road: Summary and book reviews of Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon.] Reference
A trifle is a very nice thing to have after a big dinner, for although it is quite rich and evil, it feels light going down. From Wordnik.com. [Thanksgiving: Trifling with Tradition] Reference
Kids who love fairies will not be disappointed and kids who find the title a trifle silly will also find stuff in this book to love. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-04-01] Reference
A trifle is the usual beginning, a divorce may be the end. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
Amusement reigns Man's great demand: to trifle is to live. From Wordnik.com. [The complaint; or Night thoughts on life, death, and immortality. With the life of the author] Reference
"Is he at all -- a little -- that is, a trifle cracked, father?". From Wordnik.com. [For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War] Reference
"You speak a trifle bitterly -- for YOU, dear child!" she said. From Wordnik.com. [Innocent : her fancy and his fact] Reference
What one man might call a trifle might, to another man, call for blood. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 12] Reference
Desmond suddenly remembered, as one recalls a trifle, his trick of smiling. From Wordnik.com. [Okewood of the Secret Service] Reference
"I might shade my terms a trifle since you want as many as two," I gurgled. From Wordnik.com. [R. Holmes & Co.] Reference
I even feel too sleepy to have another helping of trifle, which is an awful pity!. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret of Moon Castle]
But I would take heed whether the thing that is called a trifle be really a trifle. From Wordnik.com. [Donal Grant, by George MacDonald] Reference
The trifle was a combination of two kinds of cake and fruit and was drizzled with a sweet sauce. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Can that be a trifle, which is published as the main and sole preventive of all the bloody plots of. From Wordnik.com. [The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation] Reference
We only know that us it follows not i And B E N H A M 'S POEMS. 9i And what a trifle is a moment's breath. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of the English Poets.: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical] Reference
A trifle is an essentially amateur and extemporaneous production; it requires a only a lavish hand, and a bit of silliness. (. From Wordnik.com. [Thanksgiving: Trifling with Tradition] Reference
A trifle is a traditionally English dessert that began as a combination of cake or biscuits combined with alcohol and custard. From Wordnik.com. [Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories] Reference
At the moment, the trifle is Derek Fisher. From Wordnik.com. [NBA heroes born when opponents fail to foul] Reference
I guess I would have, too, if somebody had tossed "trifle" at me. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Copper Tears]
A trifle were the wheels of a great government blocked for a long time!. From Wordnik.com. [Forty-Six Years in the Army] Reference
At Campari, I often had the 'trifle' for dessert - with perfect espresso. From Wordnik.com. [What I cooked last night.] Reference
The buoyant trifle from the shore. From Wordnik.com. [The Cockle Shell and the Sea] Reference
Perhaps I ought not to use the word 'trifle' in connection with a composition of. From Wordnik.com. [The Crusade of the Excelsior] Reference
Bagatelle means "trifle" in French, as a reference to the innocent character of the piece. From Wordnik.com. [LearnHub Activities] Reference
'trifle' unless the ingredients were good the whole were nought. From Wordnik.com. [History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)] Reference
So, this is kind of a trifle, but I still like it. From Wordnik.com. [Assisted Listen: Erykah Badu's 'New Amerykah'] Reference
I trifle with it if I'm not hungry and I drink it when I am. From Wordnik.com. [A Short History of Champagne] Reference
He seems a trifle awestruck by an old story: the power of TV in politics. From Wordnik.com. [Two Men, One Choice] Reference
Director Francois Ozon saves the day by starting me off with this silly trifle. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Giltz: Toronto Film Fest Day 5: Ozon Saves a Dour Day] Reference
Last week, friends keen on the traditional English sherry trifle came to dinner. From Wordnik.com. [Anne Naylor: Finding Your Personal Motivation Trend] Reference
And it can get a trifle cute, as in Ashbaugh's stained burgundy "Designer Gene" (1991). From Wordnik.com. [Last-Minute Reprieve] Reference
They turned a trifle into a crime because a conviction helped them hit performance targets. From Wordnik.com. [Twitter and terrifying tale of modern Britain] Reference
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