Sample Sentences for
trivia
(editor-reviewed)

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  • She has a great memory for sports trivia.
  • Star Wars trivia was one of my specialties.  (source)
    trivia = unimportant facts
  • I did the same thing with memorizing scales and bits of trivia.  (source)
    trivia = facts or details that are generally considered unimportant
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  • Richard had a talent for scientific trivia.  (source)
    trivia = facts or details that are generally considered unimportant
  • From off in the rear, the terrible Trivium and the wobbly Gelatinous Giant urged them on with glee.†  (source)
    editor's notes: Trivia, the plural form of this word is used much more commonly than the singular form. Many Latin words that end in "um" are made plural by changing the "um" to "a"--such as trivium to trivia, bacterium to bacteria, and millennium to millennia. In modern writing, changing the "um" to "ums" is also accepted for many Latin words ending in um, but not for any of those listed above.
  • Probably because he watches more television than anyone I know, and he's great with trivia.  (source)
  • The riddle of existence is the college curriculum that was laid before the Pharaohs, that was taught in the groves by Plato, that formed the trivium and quadrivium, and is to-day laid before the freedmen's sons by Atlanta University.†  (source)
  • For some people, it manifests itself in the ability to memorize trivia, or excel as doctors, or accurately interpret financial data as a hedge-fund billionaire.  (source)
  • I am the Terrible Trivium, demon of petty tasks and worthless jobs, ogre of wasted effort, and monster of habit.†  (source)
  • He's a little hard to handle, but he's great with trivia.†  (source)
  • With a great effort and many helping paws from Tock, they reached the top of the ridge at last, but only two steps ahead of the furious Trivium.†  (source)
  • No matter how many clues I solved, I'd be faced with some Amy trivia to unman me.†  (source)
  • The Trivium, who had discovered a mound of pebbles which needed counting, followed no more, but stood at the edge shaking his fist, shouting horrible threats, and promising to rouse every demon in the mountains.†  (source)
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