''Trifle''... ''Trifling''
1) ''She is not someone with whom you should trifle!''
2) ''I am not a person to be trifled with!''
3) ''Shall we care about such a trifling matter?''
4) ''He had quite a little money to spend on trifles!''

These are some sentences with which I just came up. Are they correct? 'Trifle' is a word which I happened to come across the other day. Is its usage considered to be formal (or achaic)? When should I use it properly in a sentence? Could you guys give me some more examples by using ''trifle'' and ''trifling''?

Thanks in advance.

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''Trifle''... ''Trifling''
1) ''She is not someone with whom you should trifle!''
2) ''I am not a person to be trifled with!''
3) ''Shall we care about such a trifling matter?''
4) ''He had quite a little money to spend on trifles!''

These are some sentences with which I just came up. Are they correct? 'Trifle' is a word which I happened to come across the other day. Is its usage considered to be formal (or achaic)? When should I use it properly in a sentence? Could you guys give me some more examples by using ''trifle'' and ''trifling''?

Thanks in advance.

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They are all fine.
This question was easy, a mere trifle.
Triflingly simple, it was.
Your number 4 is fine, but a little strange a thing to say.
He had plenty of money, but rather than buy large things he spent most of it on trifles.
To him, money was a trifling matter.
Perhaps a trifle old, but not archaic, not formal.
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BTW: Truffles" are different. A rare, expensive, edible fungus. Also an informal word for a sweet, usually involving chocolate.
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Describing someone or something as trifling is also used as slang.

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Pretty good. #4 you mean "truffles". It's a fancy word. Not common. Not a word you need to spend much time on

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