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Examples of triviality in a Sentence
We shouldn't spend time on such trivialities.
the triviality of the problem
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These trivialities trouble those who understand debates as venues that should provide solid information to undecided voters.
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Heather Hendershot / Made By History, TIME, 27 June 2024
Playing with Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World
by Kelly Clancy.
Riverhead, 2024 ($30)
Games have developed a contemporary, ahistorical reputation for triviality—a way people lose themselves instead of understanding themselves.
—Carmen Maria MacHado, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
Written by Will Ainsley | The Beach Boys’ story is one of contradictions: genius and triviality, harmony and disharmony, creativity and commodity, Dennis Wilson and Al Jardine, Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
—Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024
The film will center around a story about a mundane 62-year-old diabetic insurance worker, Biplab, who is tormented by everyday trivialities.
—Sophia Sun, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023
Hood waves off these criticisms as misunderstandings or trivialities.
—Jonathan Moens, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
In a country where mass shootings and gun violence have become daily occurrences, a fatal shooting in Antioch on April 12 during an argument over the use of a leaf blower stood out for its triviality.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
But that is a triviality.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Oct. 2020
This isn't a triviality.
—CBS News, 28 June 2020
Heather Hendershot / Made By History, TIME, 27 June 2024
Playing with Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World
by Kelly Clancy.
Riverhead, 2024 ($30)
Games have developed a contemporary, ahistorical reputation for triviality—a way people lose themselves instead of understanding themselves.
—Carmen Maria MacHado, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
Written by Will Ainsley | The Beach Boys’ story is one of contradictions: genius and triviality, harmony and disharmony, creativity and commodity, Dennis Wilson and Al Jardine, Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
—Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024
The film will center around a story about a mundane 62-year-old diabetic insurance worker, Biplab, who is tormented by everyday trivialities.
—Sophia Sun, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023
Hood waves off these criticisms as misunderstandings or trivialities.
—Jonathan Moens, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
In a country where mass shootings and gun violence have become daily occurrences, a fatal shooting in Antioch on April 12 during an argument over the use of a leaf blower stood out for its triviality.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
But that is a triviality.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Oct. 2020
This isn't a triviality.
—CBS News, 28 June 2020
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“Triviality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triviality. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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triviality
noun
triv·i·al·i·ty
ˌtriv-ē-ˈal-ət-ē 
plural trivialities
1
: the quality or state of being trivial
2
: something trivial : trifle
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