How to Use trifle with in a Sentence
trifle with
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Top this rich trifle with a sprinkle of chocolate curls.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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But the military could not be trifled with.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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These Spurs, and Wembanyama more than all the rest, are not to be trifled with.
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Sam Amick,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Heavy rain was bad enough, but lightning in the area is, obviously, nothing to be trifled with.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
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With country music’s explosion into the mainstream, Weekend 3 is no longer to be trifled with.
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Jesse Kirshbaum,
SPIN,
10 Apr. 2026
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Baseball is steeped in statistical tradition that, if trifled with, could impact what the vast majority of its fans still view as important.
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Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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As a successful businesswoman and the wealthiest woman in Edgewater, Miranda is a woman who is not to be trifled with.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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How to Make Ina Garten’s Eton Mess Think of this traditional English dessert like a single-serving trifle with meringue pieces instead of cake.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
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Congress used to debate authorizing such things, but with the GOP House and Senate now reduced to glorified White House staff offices, Trump need not trifle with such annoyances.
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Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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