All 10 Uses of
trifle
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Just a trifle more, I fancy, Watson.†
Chpt 1
- By the way, since you are interested in these little problems, and since you are good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences, you may be interested in this.†
Chpt 1
- By an examination of the ground I gained the trifling details which I gave to that imbecile Lestrade, as to the personality of the criminal.†
Chpt 4
- It is founded upon the observation of trifles.†
Chpt 4
- It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.†
Chpt 6
- It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.†
Chpt 6
- Do you think that I would respond to such a trifle and yet be ignorant of his death?†
Chpt 6
- Oh, it is a matter of no importance; but I don't know why you should be so warm over such a trifle.
Chpt 7 *trifle = something of small importance
- Yet when I spoke to her of the matter, she answered me abruptly; and in the carriage, on our way home, she seemed absurdly agitated over this trifling cause.†
Chpt 10
- I could, of course, borrow so trifling a sum ten times over from my friends, but I much prefer to make it a matter of business and to carry out that business myself.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(trifle as in: a trifling matter) something of small importance; or a small quantity