How To Use Frivolous In A Sentence

The man was never as much of a sucker for a hook as Elton John was, but throughout 'The Soul Cages', Sting defiantly resists hummability as if a mere catchy pop chorus were too frivolous for such weighty content. The Soul Cages
Some may balk at the frivolous approach to taking drugs, but few series are as vocal in their celebration of youthful individuality. Times, Sunday Times
In fact, even today, I doubt my parents would spend money on items they would consider frivolous and useless.
These no-win, no-fee firms have little incentive to take on frivolous lawsuits. Times, Sunday Times
There are those who scoff at the school boy, calling him frivolous and shallow.

My sort they call vagus frivolous minds that must wander. A Rare Benedictine
This summer the government is looking to introduce significant changes to reduce the number of frivolous claims. Times, Sunday Times
Now recall, Wolf, that when Palin announced that she's stepping down, she cited, in part, the endless ethics complaints against her, which she called frivolous and she said that the legal bills were more than $500,000. CNN Transcript Jul 21, 2009
a frivolous novel
They correct none of the childish nasty tricks, which they get at school; nor the illiberal manners which they contract at the university; nor the frivolous and superficial pertness, which is commonly all that they acquire by their travels. Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman
Today's auction is rather less frivolous. Times, Sunday Times
Drug companies claim the union and consumer plan would encourage frivolous lawsuits.
Coffee was characterized as businesslike rather than frivolous, as reasonable rather than impulsive.
The president spoke today in Detroit, Michigan, about asbestos litigation and the need to limit what he called frivolous lawsuits. CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2005
So they have made him arts spokesman in the hopes that he will appear serious rather than frivolous, amusing but not foolish.
Frugality is in, frivolousness is out, ' said Shilpa Rosenberry, a consultant with WSL.
For we recognize that the powers made possible by biomedical science can be used for non-therapeutic or ignoble purposes, serving ends that range from the frivolous and disquieting to the offensive and pernicious.
They have in his name intreated you, and reasoned the case with you, and answered all your frivolous objections. A Call to the Unconverted to Turn and Live
Seeing through Julia's pettifoggery, the judge overruled her frivolous objection.
It was an easy way for society to lock up girls who were ‘frivolous, sinful and feeble-minded.’
I doubted that Toast could possibly be anything other than frivolous and rather dull. Times, Sunday Times
That, of course, would add to the cost, and city council is rarely in the mood to spend money on something so frivolous as the past.
She has a frivolous nature and won't take anything seriously.
Certainly, the widespread predilection for the fancy and frivolous has its roots in decades of drab socialist conformity.
She said she resigned her governorship because she ran up $500,000 in debt defending herself against what she called frivolous claims. The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com
Only yesterday, sleeveless tops and short frivolous skirts were being boasted by Rome's young and trendies.
Religion will bind again these that were sometime frivolous, customary, enemies, skeptics, self-seekers, into a joyful reverence for the circumambient Whole, and that which was ecstasy shall become daily bread. Uncollected Prose
Not by way of putting yourself upon the frivolous footing of being sans consequence, but by doing in some degree, the honors of the house and table, calling yourself en badinant le galopin d’ici, saying to the masters or mistress, ceci est de mon departement; je m’en charge; avouez, que je m’en acquitte a merveille. Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman
Still, the majority of the scientific community has largely dismissed the concept of psi -- no matter how reputable the investigator or prestigious his or her affiliation -- as frivolous, artifactual, not replicable, or having effect sizes that are so small as to be meaningless regardless of statistical significance. It's About Time: The Scientific Evidence for Psi Experiences
His book deals with memes and other cognate subjects less frivolously and with much more academic rigour than I can muster.
Falstaff was big and fantastically blustery, and in that context, we somehow managed to avoid discussing the politics of the day, enjoying a jolly frivolous evening in all.
She has a frivolous nature and won't take anything seriously.
In situations involving knowledge far less frivolous than a television programme, I've been astounded time and time again by ignorance and insularity.
How did her Government's decision to amend the Resource Management Act 1991 last year by removing the Environment Court's power to grant security for costs help reduce the problem of frivolous and vexatious objectors?
Mr. Warrick first apologized for presenting a paper on such a frivolous subject to men who had shown themselves such ardent advocates of the higher pharmacy, of the "ologies" in preference to the groceries, perfumeries, and other "eries. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888
But gadget geeks may find it all too frivolous and comedy fans may wince at their favourites' talking head ramblings. Times, Sunday Times
Half a century later, with billions accrued by governments from selling airwave frequencies, the innovative perspective seems far from frivolous. Times, Sunday Times
Its tone is playful and frivolous but it makes some valid criticisms.
Architects sometimes have a way of adopting a slightly superior tone about the frivolous nature of fashion. Times, Sunday Times
Evidently, it's only frivolous if somebody has been disabled for life.
The act of promising often represents multiple facts about the world -- not just that the promissor intend to perform, but that it is probable that she will perform, and even that she will not change her mind for frivolous reasons. Balkinization
It is often frivolous, vehement but mostly passionless, lazily deceitful or ill-informed and without political substance or influence.
Devouring fashion has provided a uniquely unimportant and frivolous thing to direct all my worry towards.
Much of what she describes as feminine seemed ludicrously romanticized or frivolous to me: sunbathing, not being able to drive in reverse. Freud’s Blind Spot
To be sure, one of the native fruits seems a sort of joke when you hear it first named, and when you are offered a 'loquat', if you are of a frivolous mind you search your mind for the connection with 'loquor' which it seems to intimate. Literature and Life (Complete)
Here's another one of my beefs with judges - and this is the complaint that lawyers oftentimes get - that we file frivolous lawsuits.
She kicked off her sandals and we started dancing; me whirling her round and round while her bare feet flew frivolously over the grass.
Without an obvious intent, they had made the coifed and decorated nobles appear silly and frivolous. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
Of course, it must be remembered that along with such frivolous occupations I was trying to get work as wop, lumper, and roustabout. Chapter 25
In another he remonstrates against certain frivolous affectations, and some of the coxcombries of literary modishness. Diderot and the Encyclopaedists
Great to say 'howzat' in a song, too, although they were using it for slightly frivolous effect. Times, Sunday Times
No one has ever been healed by a frivolous lawsuit.
Some are serious, and some are frivolous - but all are entertaining.
Today, such a claim would be considered frivolous under the Firm Resettlement Law, which renders claims of asylum irrelevant for aliens who resettle in a third country.
We momentarily move onto more frivolous things. Times, Sunday Times
Everything that she made a mental note of seemed unimportant and frivolous.
It is no longer considered frivolous or vain to want to correct a blemish or facial disfigurement.
Critics such as La Font de Saint-Yenne and Diderot began to label the work of many of their contemporaries shallow, frivolous, and licentious.
For decades, petty rules, silly laws and frivolous lawsuits held no power over Common Sense.
One version of the history of French art between the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789 and the establishment of the Second Empire in 1852 goes something like this: Just as the French Revolution deposed the irresponsible ancienne régime, Neo-Classical images of high-minded heroes replaced Rococo confections of frivolous aristocrats pursuing love in flowery settings. Drawn to Revolution
We are dumbfounded by frivolous concerns about violence preventing such an effort to succeed.
I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.
Then I know what there is to spend on more frivolous things. Times, Sunday Times
The outpouring of compassion for the daily deaths of thousands is suddenly treated as a frivolous distraction.
The more frivolous among them behave like teenagers on the rampage; the more serious take courses in improving subjects.
It seems to confirm what we always suspected - that Austrian wine, like Strauss operettas, is frivolous and irresponsible and only for swigging by the jugful.
The fact that celebrity journalism, whatever you think of it, whether you think it's silly or frivolous, is a real newsbeat. CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2007
But gadget geeks may find it all too frivolous and comedy fans may wince at their favourites' talking head ramblings. Times, Sunday Times
For the next hour or two, they engage in serious debate, silly gossip or frivolous prattle.
I find it insulting that our elected councillors are prepared to waste both their time and ours on such frivolous and pointless schemes.
Unfair dismissal laws were only introduced in 1993 and have had a number of undesirable effects in discouraging job creation and encouraging frivolous and vexatious claims.
It was frivolous of him to make such an accusation.
At 18, he's still rather frivolous and needs to grow up.
Your candid approach mixed with acidulous remarks makes you the frivolous person you are.
Would I have the nerve to pick out a wig that was fun and frivolous, or would the illness sap my sense of humor?
It is often frivolous, vehement but mostly passionless, lazily deceitful or ill-informed and without political substance or influence.
It's easy to dismiss fashion as frivolous, but these figures paint a picture of an industry that deserves to be taken very seriously indeed. Times, Sunday Times
My own experience was probably rather more frivolous but great fun. Times, Sunday Times
Every student dollar spent will be closely scrutinised to ensure that students are getting the best value for money and no money is wasted on frivolous exec pet projects.
Gray calls Lexie a "man magnet" who is very vain, frivolous and has been married multiple times. PAnews.com, Port Arthur, Texas Homepage
He wore the latest backswept wig, and his coat was cut velvet, embroidered all over with hundreds of frivolous silk butterflies. Dragonfly in Amber
Then, Waldorf, the frivolous one, the one with the easiest laugh, began with a smile that quickly volumed into a deep laugh. MURDER SONG
The film was, for me, the apex of that ‘frivolous’ part of his career, balancing the comedy with enough drama to tug at those heartstrings.
Indeed to those who think only such things as making money or providing material goods are serious, it may seem frivolous.
In such a situation a handshake is unthinkable and a mere waving of one hand is somehow too frivolous.
I think acting is still looked down upon as a frivolous activity and not a real job or a serious profession.
Some, indeed, of belles lettres, poems, plays, or memoirs, he tossed indignantly aside, with the implied censure of psha, or frivolous; but the greater and bulkier part of the collection bore a very different character. Chapter XX
I do not mean that experiential interests are characteristically frivolous or critical interests inevitably profound.
This might be true, but there is still a residual sense of guilt for spending on anything as frivolous as fashion, particularly right now. Times, Sunday Times
Particularly annoying among the record's contrivances is its frivolous use of drum machines, which skip and stutter when the songs call for simple beats.
It makes playfulness and creativity sound entirely frivolous and non-productive, and maintains a peculiar distinction between work and leisure.
“frivolousness” was out of kelter with the profession of a Christian. From the Bottom Up
A budget checks frivolous spending, helps you see where your money goes and frees up cash for retirement savings.
Some may balk at the frivolous approach to taking drugs, but few series are as vocal in their celebration of youthful individuality. Times, Sunday Times
For Norma Shearer, he provides more tasteful, simple ensembles that heighten the contrast between her and her frivolous friends - so when she bursts forth in a blaze of lamé, we know her character has definitely evolved.
Virginia Attorney Gen. Ken Cuccinelli R is accusing Arlington County of engaging in "legal thuggery" with an "an egregiously frivolous" and "dirty" lawsuit against the state's proposed construction of High Occupancy Toll lanes along I-95 in Northern Virginia. Cuccinelli accuses Arlington of playing 'dirty' with HOT lanes lawsuit
There is a similar irony in the fact that he was one of the last great polymaths - not in the frivolous sense of having a wide general knowledge, but in the deeper sense of one who is a citizen of the whole world of intellectual inquiry.
He wears his native costume, is neither extravagant or frivolous in his clothing, nor is he ever poorly dressed.
Don't judges have the power to throw out frivolous lawsuits and even fine the lawyers and the litigants?
The interweb is here to stay people, it's time to stop thinking about school websites as frivolous. Michael N. Smith: This Website Stinks
Nor was it a frivolous pre-election giveaway. Times, Sunday Times
And I had this thought, which I hope doesn't sound too silly or too frivolous or disrespectful of a disaster.
But quite a few of the others come across as frivolous, apathetic, foolish or all of the above.
Some women will take offence to such a frivolous comment, especially seeing as most of us view this as a serious topic of conversation.
To paraphrase a Supreme Court Justice, the teeth have been taken out of FRCP 11 (due to what, if memory prevails, its subsection (c)) and lawyers who file frivolous lawsuits rarely, if ever, face penalties anymore. The “I have been requested to put up an open thread” Friday Open Thread. | RedState
My young frivolous, is you give pain.
Some may balk at the frivolous approach to taking drugs, but few series are as vocal in their celebration of youthful individuality. Times, Sunday Times
Put another way, this self-contradictory assassin is actually more of a Marxist than McCollum, who actually wants to end frivolous government spending on, you know, stock car races. Bob Cesca: Most Americans Are Big Government Socialists in Denial
Attend closely to him; he is vastly experienced, and beneath his frivolous exterior beats a heart as true as it is misplaced.
But gadget geeks may find it all too frivolous and comedy fans may wince at their favourites' talking head ramblings. Times, Sunday Times
I don't want to spend all my life doing frivolous things. Times, Sunday Times
In 2009, the Arlington County Board of Supervisors filed an egregiously frivolous lawsuit against these federal and state agencies as well as officials in their personal capacities; even audaciously accusing those officials of civil rights violations for trying to advance a transportation solution. Cuccinelli accuses Arlington of playing 'dirty' with HOT lanes lawsuit
This wasn't quite as frivolous as it sounds; the standard urban wardrobe of black with white and the occasional splash of bright colour wasn't going to work in the bush.
The CBS News program "48 Hours" in 1993 devoted an hourlong program, "See You in Court; Civil War, Anthony Martin Clogs Legal System with Frivolous Lawsuits," to what it called his prolific filings. Andrea Harner
I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor.
He exudes an easy blend of the serious and the frivolous. Times, Sunday Times
Regardless how the governor sought to insert notions of bawdry sin and frivolousness with “Las Vegas” and “Disneyland,” the route between LA and Las Vegas will not be made less congested thereby. Bobby - we barely knew ye.
It's probably silly and frivolous, but maybe you want to respond.
How 'chaffy' and frivolous this gay world of London appeared to these first Publishers, consumed with the burning eagerness of their mission, the following description shows. A Book of Quaker Saints
Thinking that the books are frivolous trash of no value is apparently an out-of-date misconception common only to those who have never read them.
I'm worried about the -- what I call frivolous lawsuits that make it hard for docs to practice medicine and run up the cost of medicine. CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2003
There are 140 exhibitors offering both serious and frivolous antiques and design of all periods. Times, Sunday Times
What a prospect for her, then, with our present race of young men! their frivolous fickleness nauseates whatever they can reach; they have a weak shame of asserting, or even listening to what is right, and a shallow pride in professing what is wrong. Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
But I don't think they could change it on a whim or for any frivolous reason.
No-one wants to get into a situation where every show is pre-recorded and every comment - no matter how frivolous - is being scrutinised by a team of lawyers.
Having represented plaintiffs who've lost good cases because likable defendants can smile while lying and defendants who've spent untold sums defending against frivolous lawsuits that can only be described as legalized extortion, the courthouse takes its toll. Tanya M. Acker: Don't Kill the Lawyers -- Yet
But on the whole the journal is a serious attempt to fulfil a frivolous purpose rather than a frivolous attempt to fulfil a serious one. The Times Literary Supplement
She believed in him and she was not a frivolous person, so her opinion counted.
It's neither frivolous fashion nor simple practicality. Times, Sunday Times
These facts are often used to depict Mary in a one-sided way as frivolous and irresponsible.
In truth, the SEC's plan will force corporations to fend off a costly plague of frivolous proxy fights just as they fend off frivolous lawsuits.
The defendants delayed the trial for years with dozens of frivolous appeals.
This is a woman whose demeanour suggests she is the opposite of frivolous. Times, Sunday Times
Certainly, the widespread predilection for the fancy and frivolous has its roots in decades of drab socialist conformity.
I do resent a Government Minister telling me I got into debt because I was flighty, frivolous and decadent.
We had hoped to have some fun with this column by writing about some frivolous tidbits of information, such as the fact that Australia's biggest summer hotrod event, Summernats, in Canberra, or Elvis 'birthday (didn't get an invite to the party at is home in Kalamazoo), but then we started to wonder how those fund raising youngsters were going to convince the skeptics that the Pacific Garbage Patch really exists? The Pacific Garbage Patch as a tourist destination?
Her speech was not frivolous nor her words presumptuous but in every way she behaved with utmost propriety.
Frivolous, flighty, whining and manipulative, she is a woman hanging on to life by her fingernails.
In the months leading up to her July resignation as Alaska governor, her legal bills had mounted to more than $500,000, fueled mostly by what she called frivolous ethics complaints. Palin Book EXCERPTS Released: Read Them
The least interest could make him abandon his honor; the smallest pleasure could seduce him from his interest; the most frivolous caprice was sufficient to counterbalance his pleasure* [** missing period] The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II.
When I do have money, I tend to spend it on frivolous things for myself and presents for my friends.
High-swung barouches, with immense armorial bearings on their panels, driven by fat white-wigged coachmen, and having powdered footmen up behind them; seigniorial phaetons; daring tandems; discreet little broughams, brown or yellow; flippant high dog-carts; low but flippant Ralli-carts; very frivolous private hansoms shaming the more serious public ones. Max
While they don't concede goals frivolously, getting the ball in the net has become something of a luxury.
It is also less likely to be hijacked by frivolous requests or by demands for unrealistically large quantities of material by one particular lobby group.
Life is comfortable rather than luxurious, and she can't think of a single frivolous thing she bought after her win. Times, Sunday Times
Were you a native of Greece, where to exhibit in the public games [e] is an honourable employment; and if the gods had bestowed upon you the force and sinew of the athletic Nicostratus [f]; do you imagine that I could look tamely on, and see that amazing vigour waste itself away in nothing better than the frivolous art of darting the javelin, or throwing the coit? A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements
This is bound to incite frivolous claims. Times, Sunday Times
People may see it as frivolous or silly, but it's the most important thing. Times, Sunday Times
· Approximately 4 years ago, the governor put on his 10-gallon white Stetson and "galloped" around Texas pushing legislation to eliminate "frivolous" medical malpractice lawsuits with the promise that doing so would lower medical and health care costs; however, after voters took him for his word and voted for the legislation costs are still high and are continuing to rise Capitol Hill Blue - The oldest political news site on the Internet
At 18, he's still rather frivolous and needs to grow up.
He wears his native costume, is neither extravagant or frivolous in his clothing, nor is he ever poorly dressed.
I liked the space, too, the great high, empty rooms, with no frivolous little tables and screens or stuff on the walls, no photograph stands nor fancy vases for flowers, no bibelot of any kind -- large, heavy pieces of furniture which were always found every morning in exactly the same place. Chateau and Country Life in France
If that be the case, then Monica is well within her right to fetter her freedom of speech but I am not prepared to follow suit, provided that my utterances are not frivolous or vexatious and always made in the best interest of the people.
Then, if the lawsuit is frivolous, why should it produce grave consequences for Germany?
That all things silly or frivolous have no right to exist. Times, Sunday Times
Thus Satan infatuates wicked minds, so that they entangle themselves by frivolous evasions. Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2
But a day at the races affords the perfect opportunity to indulge in a frivolous piece of fun fashion.
They provide a frivolous distraction for a government that should be implementing a serious energy policy.
It seems to confirm what we always suspected - that Austrian wine, like Strauss operettas, is frivolous and irresponsible and only for swigging by the jugful.
High-tech advocates say that would force them to settle frivolous suits out of court rather than risk their personal fortunes.
This frivolous attitude towards love reflects an immature response to abrupt freedom and independence.
They say we do not support this bill because we are frivolous and because we are jealous.
Palin has said one of the reasons she's stepping down is because of what she called frivolous ethics complaints by political operatives descending on Alaska. CNN Transcript Jul 13, 2009
she spends her time frivolously enjoying the easy life of a rich and spoiled girl
Some of his other pet issues including what he calls frivolous lawsuits. CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2005
Ethics cannot be left to the discretion of anyone who is frivolous or trigger-happy.
But one thing is clear: The mood is frivolous, with most designers steering clear of traditional and classical styles and opting instead for adventure.
58 The humble title of emir was no longer suitable to the Ottoman greatness; and Bajazet condescended to accept a patent of sultan from the caliphs who served in Egypt under the yoke of the Mamalukes: 59 a last and frivolous homage that was yielded by force to opinion; by the Turkish conquerors to the house of Abbas and the successors of the Arabian prophet. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
This might be true, but there is still a residual sense of guilt for spending on anything as frivolous as fashion, particularly right now. Times, Sunday Times
When I was in Bombay, I read the TOI and for me, what it gives is not news: I found the newspaper unsubstantial and slightly frivolous.
So I'm not being frivolous or facetious when I link much contemporary, conceptual or modernist art with the word 'lobotomized' - it's a scientific fact in the case of speaking in tongues and what are artists encouraged to do in order to find new forms of expression if it isn't the visual equivalent of speaking in tongues? Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
It seemed, as always, that I was either going to be utterly serious or completely frivolous.
This all seems incredibly frivolous and sounds suspiciously like a waste of time. Times, Sunday Times
Some may balk at the frivolous approach to taking drugs, but few series are as vocal in their celebration of youthful individuality. Times, Sunday Times
And if that was not outrageous enough, Carter filed a frivolous lawsuit against his own victim, which was promptly dismissed.
It was an easy way for society to lock up girls who were ‘frivolous, sinful and feeble-minded.’
Some of the prayers were rather frivolous. Christianity Today
Alongside the plodders skipped and ran, rushed back and forth the younger, frivolous characters, kicking up their heels, biting at one another, or lowering their horns in short mimic charges -- gay, animated flankers to the main army. The Leopard Woman
If applied to an adult, une amusette is a frivolous person. Amusette - French Word-A-Day
I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor.
She believed in him and she was not a frivolous person, so her opinion counted.
John Lemon has an excellent post about medical malpractice and frivolous lawsuits.
The Elu of Fifteen ought therefore to take the lead of his fellow-citizen, not in frivolous amusements, not in the degrading pursuits of the ambitious vulgar; but in the truly noble task of enlightening the mass of his countrymen, and of leaving his own name encircled, not with barbaric splendor, or attached to courtly gewgaws, but illustrated by the honors most worthy of our rational nature; coupled with the diffusion of knowledge, and gratefully pronounced by a few, at least, whom his wise beneficence has rescued from ignorance and vice. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
I had indicated to the Committee that frivolous interjections designed to break up speeches were out of order.
And that, my friends, is what we call a frivolous lawsuit. Forbes.com: News
The other is that it seems almost frivolous in its politesse.
Of course, it must be remembered that along with such frivolous occupations I was trying to get work as wop, lumper, and roustabout. Chapter 25
Most war movies come off as voyeuristic or dilettantish, but there are three that come to mind which don't seem altogether frivolous.
When something is described as ‘frivolous and light, like a fine champagne’, the sense of a party atmosphere is almost palpable.
TWITTER is often dismissed as a frivolous waste of time. The Sun
Painting ballet dancers over and over again feels frivolous and mildly decadent. Times, Sunday Times
Then I started on the first of what are supposed to be a small number of frivolous presents, hefted it in my hand and found it to be rather heavier than is normal for frivolous.
They are frivolous and shallow, lacking emotional depth and attracted only to the superficial.
She was as complex as she was caring, as frivolous as she was serious with a wicked sense of fun.
I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor.
But before I succumb to more frivolous imaginings, we should perhaps ask if the metaphor of the pavilion in the garden is relevant here.
What evidence can you adduce that we are plagued by a great many “frivolous” medical malpractice suits? The Volokh Conspiracy » An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen
Some may balk at the frivolous approach to taking drugs, but few series are as vocal in their celebration of youthful individuality. Times, Sunday Times
His work is a frivolous, pseudointellectual sham. Times, Sunday Times
That all things silly or frivolous have no right to exist. Times, Sunday Times

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