| 单词 | frivolously |
| 例句 | We kept asking him to leave a big supply with us, but he’d shake his head gloomily, like we were bound to use them up frivolously or else cause an explosion. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But what makes not just tolerable but frivolously entertaining is its slapstick soul; a scene where the presidential limousine does doughnuts on the South Lawn plays like an homage to the Keystone Kops. White House Down: D.C. Meets Die Hard 2013-06-26T20:20:17Z “People aren’t going back to spending as frivolously and compulsively as they once did.” Colorful Clothes as an Economic Indicator 2010-04-14T23:54:00Z He would bring in extra players, like Leigh Bowery or his mum, but nothing was frivolously done, everything was rigorous. ‘Everything Crossed Over’: Michael Clark’s Cheeky World of Dance 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z I am reluctant to interfere in my children’s lives, but I don’t want my money to be used frivolously. Shoppers Should Wear Masks. Shouldn’t Protesters, Too? 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z So I tuned out when sous vide machines first became available for home cooks, dismissing them as frivolously high-tech. Sous Vide is a busy person’s best friend 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z “Batter,” as a verb, is used both frivolously and seriously. Review: 3 Generations Aching to Connect ‘On the Shore of the Wide World’ 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z This surprise might include something serious, like Tony Adams speaking movingly about his addictions, or more frivolously, Michael Caine revealing his recipe for perfect roast potatoes. Radio head: Desert Island Discs 2010-08-18T06:29:00Z I expanded my barn, spent a little frivolously at the annual night market, purchased some ducks and upgraded a fellow villager's home — all from making jam. My virtual life as a jam maker in "Stardew Valley," where small-batch food takes down Big Business 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z It adds up to brilliantly effective scena, by turns frivolously witty and psychologically penetrating. LSO/Ad?s 2010-06-09T21:31:00Z The first is that the internet encouraged us to treat information frivolously in the spirit expressed by the trope "information wants to be free". Jaron Lanier: the digital pioneer who became a web rebel –interview 2013-03-17T00:05:39Z While other members of the group spent frivolously, he used his first big royalty check to buy a house. Platters founder Herb Reed dies at 83 2012-06-05T17:46:04Z But that is not the same thing as buying frivolously. This Is Not the End of Fashion 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Through it all, the Sondheim score is the glue that elevates a frivolously entertaining collection of vignettes into a profound, unresolved reflection on the value of domestic partnerships. Music Review: A Bachelor, Five Couples and All Their Tuneful Discontents 2011-04-08T23:21:13Z “I didn’t just frivolously go out and spend just tons and tons of money,” she said. A Madoff Gets a Makeover. By Giving Them. 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z “We can’t throw things to space frivolously and say, ‘Well, if it doesn’t work, let’s build another one.’” Are space scientists ready for Starship—the biggest rocket ever? 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z “When you’re a kid frivolously playing with something you think is a toy, this is what happens.” Why More American Children Are Dying by Gunfire 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z “It’s a lot of money that’s been put out there. I think it’s a good sign that it hasn’t been frivolously spent,” Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said. AP: States and cities slow to spend federal pandemic money 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z “If we are finding that custodians are denying or frivolously denying records, then that’s going to raise an alarm,” he said. New laws taking effect Oct. 1: More access to police misconduct records, and you must lock your scooter 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z I think the government forgets that it's our money they are spending frivolously without our input. Canada election: What is your 'ballot box' issue? 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “When I returned, my husband, he believed real wives didn’t act so frivolously,” Vivian says with tears in her eyes. Why the new 'Cinderella' movie made these changes to the fairytale 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z To act so frivolously was not only insensitive, it was dangerous. Her grief for Nick Cordero marked Covid's toll. A year later, Amanda Kloots is still here 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Critics of the $1.9 trillion proposal say it spends too much money and spends it frivolously. Unspent billions fuel frustration over closed schools, Biden’s pricey relief package 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Wouldn’t the average teenager just frivolously spend it? A high school gave seniors $50 a week. Here’s what happened: 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z In my corporate job I made really good money and spent it frivolously. 'I'm a sucker for a promo sticker' 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z "I’m a registered nurse and I should know better. I’m ashamed of myself for this and I’m genuinely sorry. We will not be living so frivolously any longer." Pregnant Jamie Otis apologizes for 'risking our family and others' by traveling amid coronavirus pandemic 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z But too often historical comparisons are made frivolously. Warnings about Weimar Germany could turn into self-fulfilling prophecies | Arnon Grunberg 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Bail said the county delayed responding, used unsupportable interpretations of privilege in deciding what material to withhold, and acted frivolously in denying the public records requests. A look at some of the biggest Idaho stories of 2019 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z But she concedes that there is a risk to editing, and therefore it shouldn’t be used frivolously. CRISPR: the movie 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z They are frivolously chanting the same song, but a few of them — I am certain of this — will find their singular voices as writers. Spanish literature animates the ghosts of its embattled history 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z “We worked really hard to ensure we were not frivolously opening this,” Pullo said. Connecticut’s first cat cafe has adoption mission, cat yoga 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z There are currently some conundrums with the 25th Amendment, because the procedure was created so that it would not be invoked frivolously. Yale psych prof: If Trump weren't president he would be "contained and evaluated" 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Now, the thing about these particular cases is that even things that start frivolously can have a beneficial side effect. John Scalzi on machine learning and remembering our favorite pets 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z “Human nature is not as bad as we are often told,” a disheartened Cage wrote in a letter to a frivolously irresponsible orchestra sabotaging a 1990 production of “Europeras” in Zurich, Switzerland. Review: Musical Middle Eastern diplomacy from Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in its L.A. debut - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z "Something I've heard a lot is this idea that those in urban communities live frivolously, live differently and are mean and unkind to neighbours," she tells me, "and that we don't care about community." Can chocolate sweeten a bitterly divided US? 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z It is obvious that anyone with the wherewithal to plaster their famous name on lip kits, instead of frivolously squandering their familial fortune, is “self-made”. Kylie Jenner has fuelled the myth of early success – but the odds are stacked against the young | Arwa Mahdawi 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z The fact that they weren’t frivolously pretty made them the opposite of fashion, which was kind of a little bit more serious and studious. Rick Owens on collaborating with Birkenstock, Joseph Beuys and why he's taking his label with him when he goes 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Traveling in lavish style, spending money frivolously and ethics investigations certainly aren’t in line with Montana values which he so often talks about. Montana Editorial Roundup 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Williams also stressed Washington isn’t looking to splurge frivolously in free agency. Redskins have all but ruled out possibility of using franchise tag on Kirk Cousins 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z More frivolously, what if the crew of the Starship Enterprise were all bad guys? The less we know about Counterpart’s alternate universes, the better 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z But the engagement is significant, in part as a frivolously welcome distraction at a time of unrelenting bad news about the economy, about Britain’s painful “Brexit” from Europe and about Britain’s place in the world. Prince Harry Casts Aside Ghosts of Royal Marriages Past 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Too many deputies are frivolously punished and too few make proactive arrests, due to a fear of unfair scrutiny from their own bosses, he says. Another longtime lawman joins race for L.A. County sheriff 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z It does not follow fashion too frivolously and suggests a woman who is in control and making rational choices - yet with a flash of "trying to connect through fashion". General election 2017: Politicians' clothes on the campaign trail - BBC News 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z I make good money and don’t spend super frivolously and I still don’t think I’d be in a position to buy, nor am I sure I’d want to. 'Collect Evidence and Cover Your Backside’ 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z But Evan doesn’t like her to spend it—not frivolously, anyway, on pastry and coffee. “Herman Melville, Volume I” 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z So in 1979, the court adopted the current Idaho Rule of Civil Procedure, which set the standard for awarding attorney fees as when the case was “brought, pursued or defended frivolously, unreasonably or without foundation.” Critics worry about new Idaho ‘loser pays’ court rule 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Schulz says none of the money was spent frivolously or recklessly. WSU president says school had $17M deficit last year 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z No more spending frivolously or purchasing things you think you need but actually don't. What You Can Learn About Yourself After Taking a Pay Cut 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z “You get in the mindset of eating frivolously, and it carries over as you shop.” 7 Ways to Hack Your Grocery Trip for Weight Loss 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z I run a parody account that pokes fun at the ever-escalating hilarity of these devices, yet I’ve bought into them frivolously. The Internet of Things has a dirty little secret: it's not really yours 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Cagle said in a brief phone interview that some prisoners lied or sued frivolously. Private Prisoner Vans’ Long Road of Neglect 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z "These guys are not spending money frivolously," he says. What Pro Athletes Can Teach Us About Retirement Planning 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z More frivolously, the China Daily reports that the government plans to order residential compounds to switch from “exotic” English names to Chinese ones. China Rolls Up Welcome Mat 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Still, owners are being nickel-and-dimed for frivolously imposed fines, charged for questionable association invoices and ordered to pay indiscriminate fees for documents and management "research" time. HOA director suspects theft by management company 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z My saving grace is that the theater never ceases to matter to me even when it's being frivolously squandered. Self-criticism: A theater critic's search for nuance in the age of Yelp 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Typically French, too, is an insouciance of manner, “doing frivolous things seriously, and serious things frivolously”, as the philosopher Montesquieu wrote. From Left Bank to left behind: where have the great French thinkers gone? 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Retail sales were largely underwhelming in the first three months of the year as consumers show reluctance to spend frivolously. U.S. Gross Domestic Product Revised Into Negative Territory 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z “Tom is not going to spend Disney’s money frivolously. But he is capable of making the best creative decision despite it not being the most economical decision, and that is crucial for the Disney brand.” Thomas Staggs: Disney’s Heir, Apparently 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z Brown said farmers aren't using water frivolously on their lawns or taking long showers. Jerry Brown defends drought order that doesn't limit farmers 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Don't spend frivolously, or push yourself too hard. Astrological Forecasts for 12/28/2014 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z The intent was obvious — that the subsidies would be extended to the state-run and federal-run exchanges alike — and the justices acted frivolously in even taking up this case. Calling the bluff on Obamacare 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z In 2001, for instance, New Zealand’s Maori community took Lego to task for frivolously using meaningful Polynesian names by putting them in its Bionicle toy line. Can you own a language? 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z In both cases, attorneys for the U.S. government urged the court to relax the standard for awarding attorney's fees to the prevailing side if the company alleging infringement did so frivolously. U.S. top court considers the 'patent troll' problem 2014-02-26T22:03:59Z Account holders flush with cash at the end of the year would often scramble to spend their balance frivolously. Business digest: Health-care account rules changing; Exxon earnings down 2013-11-01T00:11:53Z Accountholders flush with cash at the end of the year would often scramble to spend their fund balance frivolously. U.S. workers can carry over $500 of health spending accounts: Treasury 2013-10-31T20:21:00Z And yet here was Shane Watson, trapped lbw playing across his pad as he so often is, frivolously throwing away a review in a desperate attempt to stay at the crease. A whitewash not out of the question 2013-07-19T19:22:52Z With property prices increasing rapidly, investors invest frivolously, thereby creating a 'Positive Feedback Loop' with the usual 'boom and bust' consequences. Global house prices: Location, location, location 2013-05-16T15:23:51Z This person seems to suggest that it is irresponsible to frivolously speculate about the causes of events that involve people in tragic circumstances. Boston and Waco conspiracy theories are inevitable 2013-04-19T10:34:29Z Money is withdrawn from productive use through taxes, the government subtracts its overhead and what is left is spent frivolously or used to "spread the wealth." Why the Argument for Austerity Took a Hit Yesterday 2013-04-17T21:05:22Z Worse yet, there’s a tendency to spend that easily “made” money quickly and frivolously. Why Holiday Season ‘Self-Gifting’ Is Such a Huge Retail Trend 2012-11-02T12:00:52Z Kevin has some lofty goals though, so he does not spend his money frivolously. Six Years On The Job, A Success Story 2012-10-17T13:11:37Z We see shoppers visiting more stores, but they’re still not frivolously spending. Forecast Points to Solid Holiday Growth 2012-09-12T12:42:59Z The message is, they're not going to spend money frivolously and they are not willing to buy high growth assets. DealBook: Deal for About.com Fits Diller's Strategy 2012-08-27T18:56:26Z A representative from UBS said the firm has not filed any action against Nasdaq so far, and that it would not do so "frivolously." UBS's huge Facebook loss throws doubt on Nasdaq plan 2012-07-31T18:59:28Z Her challenge, he suggested, would be learning how to not to spend herself frivolously and conserve herself for the pool. Missy Franklin: A gold medalist’s tenacity inside a youthful demeanor 2012-07-30T23:51:01Z Banking lobbyists claim that the change in the law is necessary because people are physically removing the signs and then “frivolously” suing the banks for not providing the legally-mandated warning. Congress shrugs at Libor-gate 2012-07-10T16:47:00Z One can’t afford to use up innings frivolously with an inning cap. Bats: Where Closers Matter Much Less 2012-02-29T11:00:25Z We liked to hear about Barbara, liked the sound of her still richer rarer surname; which in spite of the fine Irish harmony it even then struck me as making I have frivolously forgotten. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z I understand why fans want their GMs to not throw money away frivolously. No "bang for the buck" trophies in baseball 2011-12-09T18:12:04Z He is not aware that in so doing he frivolously abandons all rights to pronounce an objective moral judgment on any human action. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z Less frivolously, the form factor is almost exactly as one would expect. Oh, It's On - Five Thoughts on the NOOK Tablet 2011-11-08T02:20:16Z We live at once more intensely and more frivolously. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Insurance companies squander our precious premium dollars on fighting frivolously against legitimate claims, and soak up enormous profits rather than delivering health care dollars. Rick Perry's Intriguing Idea for Bi-National Health Insurance 2011-09-26T20:29:27Z I mentioned to you before that my expectation of rough usage in consequence of my unattenuated, even if not frivolously aggressive, Teutonism was to prove completely unfounded. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Serious indeed is the question, and too frivolously answered by the hosts of bright girls who go from school into a career of folly and dissipation. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z Certainly he did not spend his money frivolously, and he never had done so. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z There are some people who approach the question frivolously. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z A lot of publishers are using such codes, but they can’t be added frivolously for the cool factor. Advertising: A Magazine Bets That Readers Play Tag 2011-08-23T01:09:09Z And in early June, Calderón pushed through a change in Mexico's criminal-appeals system that makes it harder for the accused to frivolously block or delay prosecutions. Day of the Dead 2011-06-30T10:10:00Z He said Congress should first see “if you can save Medicare by cutting some of the money that will be spent frivolously” on other programs. West Won’t Flinch at Selling Medicare Cuts to Florida Seniors 2011-06-14T10:41:28Z Do they express themselves upon the weightiest subject considerately and with lawyerlike diffuseness, or on the most frivolous subject frivolously? The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z Consumers will spend their money, but they won’t spend it frivolously. Jack Plunkett Interview: What Small Businesses Should Know 2011-05-19T11:57:00Z Acting on this principle he ruled frivolously, and with a wanton indulgence of whims. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z “Thou art pushing into the most sacred things frivolously, and to do that has proved perilous to men who were greater than thou art.” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z "Very well," she said resolutely, "if you elect to use the first minute of your hour as frivolously as that, I must submit, I suppose." The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z All the horrors which had been destined for the Rhineland, now fell upon French soil, a late but fearful punishment for the once so frivolously devastated Palatinate. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z When I see you now and hear you talk I can hardly believe you are the same man who talked so frivolously about self-destruction. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z He who tells foolish tales of God, and frivolously perverts the words of Scripture. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z They talked, mostly frivolously—conversation that only now and then carried a vein of seriousness. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z "Wild Evenings I Have Known," murmured Joan, frivolously, because for some reason she was rather touched. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z The mere acknowledgment that she had frivolously abandoned body and soul to a tattered and torn jovial ne'er-do-well would deprive her forever of her friend's esteem. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z I really don't like to frivolously speculate about somebody's livelihood just on a whim. No bottom in sight for Mariners, but maybe one coming for Don Wakamatsu 2010-08-01T03:45:00Z But heading toward November's midterm elections, Democrats acknowledge that the onus remains on them to show voters that federal money, whether for earmarks or imperative stimulus spending, isn't being spent frivolously. 2010-02-11T22:03:00Z We don't spend frivolously, but we don't pinch pennies either. 2010-02-12T04:07:00Z He did not frivolously count it an accident that could never occur again; he did not sullenly curse the circumstances that had betrayed and shamed him. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II "Good heavens, I don't have to rent them with the house, do I?" exclaimed the other frivolously. Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance To the ignorant the superhuman wisdom of the examiner seems only equalled by the audacity of the two men and the boy who are to undertake what is frivolously called the "job." From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel They excel in hospitality, which is their particular m�tier, and upon which they lavish, almost frivolously, their earthly goods. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Serious harm indeed and spiritual starvation have followed as the consequence of our falling in every sphere of life under the control of the elements that frivolously play with our supreme ideals. Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians She played with the ugly subject girlishly, even frivolously, though not insipidly—at least to a young man's notion—riding its winds and waves like a sea-bird. John March, Southerner Narvaez and his army were meantime spending their time frivolously; and when the actual attack was begun in the dead of night, under a pouring rain-storm, it appeared that only two sentinels were on guard. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West On the probable general fact, however, some observations may be less frivolously based. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing Dear me! that so powerful a mind should be so frivolously engaged! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative She was young, frivolously young, and beautiful, with delicately flushed cheeks, eyes that shone like stars, and a voice that needed no additional appeal of outstretched arms to draw little ones to her heart. Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II Some will dislike your design, because its style is a reflection of the Gothic; another may be objected to as being frivolously Oriental-looking and brilliant, whereas the critic likes only the sober and the dull. Needlework As Art Playing with literature and with life, not frivolously or without heart, but with no very deep cares and no very passionate feeling, is Praed's attitude whenever he is at his best. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 One British general frivolously put it, “I am afraid that the dear old Church has missed the bus this trip.” The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards The table was frivolously alight with pink candles, and in the center stood a decoration consisting of a scalloped watermelon filled with flowers, leashed to a little fleet of flower-filled canteloupes, by pink ribbons. Kildares of Storm Nobody noticed any change; the two in one sat at table and ate like one; they talked like one; they talked frivolously, telling stories like one. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Another such, another and another, and then he went capering off frivolously down the woody aisles, while the bear lumbered impotently after him. The Backwoodsmen Even the most frivolously inclined do not want to flirt in the morning. The Comings of Cousin Ann But the male moth flies more strongly and frivolously than ever. The Gay Rebellion "It's like dividing the sheep from the goats," said Elizabeth frivolously. 'Lizbeth of the Dale You can take it as seriously or as frivolously as you please. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 "Well, if they are not you need not be," rather frivolously replied his master, as he sought escape from further conversation by burrowing in a box full of books. From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India They had the best intentions in the world of doing their duty, but what their duty was they accepted on trust, frivolously. The Hero But he spoke so frivolously that I dare not quote him. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions “Does anything suit one forever?” asked Tommy frivolously, not cynically, but making Appleton a trifle uncomfortable nevertheless. Ladies-In-Waiting The habit of frivolously taking up, and as frivolously casting aside, a book is, however, one which should be guarded against with the utmost care. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Fitch loved to sketch the smart woman, like Mrs. Lorrimer, who, as someone has said, is frivolously constituted, but sharply witty and with some depth of heart. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The Moth and the Flame Now she moved about Russia with a maid and a wee little dog and numberless trunks, frivolously seeking her pleasure. Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915 "Dear me, child," she said discontentedly, "you have gotten yourself up very frivolously, it seems to me." Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 He really had a manner about him, the manner of a great actor playing his instinctive, spirited part impertinently and frivolously. The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective He is no longer frivolously despairing and elegantly corrupt. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. I do not mean to suggest that he flirted with her either frivolously, or with yearning artistic seriousness. Gossamer 1915 Both had voted for the Debate, and both had been seen by Miss Kilrain, one, at least, laughing frivolously, in company with—a boy. Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart The very hiding of their inhibition emphasized the new awesomeness of the grass; it was no longer to be lightly approached or frivolously treated. Greener Than You Think "Thou art pushing into the most sacred things frivolously, and to do that has proved perilous to men who were greater than Thou art." The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt As soon as I had read your article, which deals somewhat frivolously with a very serious subject, I went forth to the Zoo in quest of Mr. Bartlett, but that gentleman had left town. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 “Then you still would have a chance to marry each other,” I said frivolously. The Love Affairs of an Old Maid How could He help feeling disdain for one who thought of Himself so basely and treated this great crisis so frivolously? The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion That the French Academy were generally frivolously employed appears also from an epistle to Balzac, by Boisrobert, the amusing companion of Cardinal Richelieu. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 If some have pursued a sublime art frivolously; have soiled a fair mind by ignoble life,—this leaves the good of the intellect untouched. Education and the Higher Life Jeffreys found himself frivolously thinking this elaborate sentence would be an interesting exercise in parsing for the head class at Galloway House. A Dog with a Bad Name “And will look like a rented dress suit on any one else,” added Madeline frivolously. Betty Wales Senior Oh, but we mustn't talk so frivolously when that poor man may be dying. The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm He resorts habitually to this inferential suggestion,—puzzling hasty readers, who think him frivolously exalting little things, rather than hinting beyond all power of direct speech at the worth of the greater. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 Almost anything is tolerable if it be frivolously dealt with, but so soon as these intensely serious matters are dealt with seriously, prudery protests. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles It is no small thing to be decided carelessly or frivolously—this matter of marriage. The Fifth Wheel A Novel The roots will live nicely under their warm blanket, you see—all of which must read frivolously to you, coming from staid Miss Sarah. Then I'll Come Back to You It gave her a very peculiar aspect; I remember once frivolously saying to her that she looked as though she were going to "pounce" at me; but she never pounced. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Joan accepted this solution, and having arrayed herself frivolously she bought Cuff a most remarkable collar which embarrassed the dog considerably. The Shield of Silence The rules of our House have been laid down with the utmost latitude, so that the course of our debates may not be frivolously or too easily interrupted. Phineas Finn The Irish Member Some one had said that he took all the frivolous things of life seriously and all the serious things frivolously. Great Possessions During the wild climb, and wilder drop, we had hardly spoken to each other, yet I felt that I could never misunderstand him, or try frivolously to aggravate him again. The Motor Maid It is rather the suggestion of Mrs. Browning's lines: "Better far Pursue a frivolous trade by serious means Than a sublime art frivolously." French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture And yet it is perhaps that relationship which is spoken of most frivolously, and entered into most carelessly and most wantonly. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series You have heard of people whistling as they passed a graveyard, and perhaps you thought that they were frivolously light-hearted? The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder "They ought to be written on tablets of stone like the Ten Commandments," she commented frivolously. The Splendid Folly The British "White Paper" proves how frivolously steps leading to the most serious results were ordered in St. Petersburg. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? "Very well, son, if you think you can afford to endow a home for the frivolously erring!—And the chances are she'll turn on you and scratch." The Firing Line It was so unthinkable a thing that any one should intrude upon his time frivolously. The Real Adventure The whole incident is much too sinister for me to remind you frivolously that little Carpet Slippers was once again round his corner. Tell England A Study in a Generation "Waiting for you to rescue me—as usual," she retorted frivolously. The Splendid Folly Then he began to play—lightly, sportively, frivolously, as befitted the situation. Norse Tales and Sketches He never dreamed of taking his social moments frivolously. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him The way propounded is plain, easy, and open before us, without intricacies, without the mixture of inconveniences, or any considerable objection to be made, as by some frivolously, that it is not practicable. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 Here you are frivolously walking downtown with a dog. Queed How could he himself pay court to her when she frivolously, if only for the moment, preferred this commoner's company? Half A Chance If this Interpretation don't please you, let this Sentence of Seneca be set down among those Things of this Author that Aulus Gellius condemns in this Writer as frivolously witty. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. In fact, using a technical term frivolously, his ghosts expect the ghost to walk regularly on Fridays. Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" Even the scanty allowance made by the Greek Government out of its newly-acquired wealth for fighting purposes was for the most part squandered almost as frivolously. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I The hesitancy is because the word and its relationship are spoken of lightly, frivolously, so much, even in good circles. Quiet Talks on Prayer You make me want to puke using such silly words frivolously to reflect nothing. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America I set out to write a love story, and for the purpose sharpened a bright-pink pencil with a glass ruby frivolously at the eraser end. The Vertical City The Professor had still a few days to waste frivolously, so he said he would ride a little farther, possibly as far as Albany. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" That she should talk frivolously on great subjects, if she talks on them at all, is only to be expected. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 26, 1890 The weakest of the allies was the first to experience the miseries of that war so frivolously and gratuitously entered upon, from covetousness, rancor, or weakness, those fertile sources of the bitterest sorrows to humanity. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 How were they to know that Juliana was still youthful, even attired youthfully, though by no means frivolously, or that her heart was gentle? The Wrong Twin I struggled vainly against it, but she insisted frivolously and obstinately, and I surrendered. The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories I know that you have plenty of money, but that is no reason why you should waste it so frivolously. Dear Enemy I beg those who are going to remain here not to behave frivolously, but to regard this matter seriously, or bad results might follow. Redemption and two other plays It was not to talk frivolously, but to show you the depth of my contempt! One Day's Courtship And to make him forget what had happened at the church she put on a look of forced gaiety and talked rapidly, frivolously, and at random. The Christian A Story The burden of monogamy is frivolously dealt with, and the impertinent poet touches with levity upon the question of the duration of marriage: With my living, with my singing, I will tear the hedges down! Henrik Ibsen The doughty nobleman says that he has escaped from many difficulties by not staking frivolously, like others, happiness and honour, life and everything, on his 'rapier and his dagger.' Shakspere and Montaigne Don't imagine that I would commit such a solecism as to dress you frivolously. A Fountain Sealed Their mutual love, tranquil and dignified, never expressed itself frivolously. Autobiography of a Yogi I had no wish to treat drunkenness frivolously in beginning this sketch; I have seen women in the horrors—that ought to be enough. The Rising of the Court "Oh, it's quite bad enough to see them," replied Colville frivolously. Indian Summer During the previous period woman, in fashionable circles, had been treated as an elegant toy, of whom nothing was expected but to be frivolously attractive. A History of English Literature The squirrel also lives in the trees, and its ears are frivolously decorated with tufts of hair. Concerning Animals and Other Matters In the struggle which now begins—a deadly grapple frivolously conjured up by Russia's monarch—the whole earth will groan. What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it Some of those most interested in keeping the world as it was, honestly or frivolously joined in the cry for reform and for destruction. The Eve of the French Revolution "And did you think of being frivolously engaged to her?" The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors He who cannot find the way to HIS ideal, lives more frivolously and shamelessly than the man without an ideal. Beyond Good and Evil Sally called a final reflection from the first landing: "Too bad not to have him see me looking so beautiful!" she sang frivolously. Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby My brother says it always makes him angry, and Ian Stafford calls it 'The Wild Tincture of Time'—frivolously and sillily says that it comes from a bank whereon the 'wild thyme' grows! The Judgment House The heart leaps up in the Ramesseum, not frivolously, but with a strange, sudden knowledge of the depths of passionate joy there are in life and in bountiful, glorious nature. The Spell of Egypt Others frivolously put it down to modern football. Short History of Wales The waves played frivolously enough in its recesses. A Spirit in Prison "Do you mean to say that there were Yankees in those days?" inquired Mrs. Jasher frivolously. The Green Mummy It was fashionable to speak frivolously of women, and affect contempt of marriage, though the English were, and are, of all men the most domestic. Isaac Bickerstaff, physician and astrologer When our young ones ask us: "Pop, what did you say to Mom when you courted her?" they feel provoked at us for taking it so lightly and so frivolously. Back Home If he possessed those gifts, he succeeded wonderfully in concealing them under a nature that was frivolously gay, dissolute, and extravagant. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series She thought her too fashionably dressed, frivolously gay and vain. War and Peace Then he saw it swig frivolously to one side and vanish in the night. Further Adventures of Lad If you are ambitious to scale the very highest height, you can easily mount the roof of the most frivolously named Tip-top House, and change your horizon a fraction. Gala-days I was only looking over my things; I was as idly and as frivolously employed as the most idle and most frivolous woman living. Armadale And shall we frivolously despise such power, profit, strength, and fruit — we, especially, who claim to be pastors and preachers? Martin Luther's Large Catechism, translated by Bente and Dau "Let's hope the judge hasn't put his black cap on," remarked Tommy frivolously. Secret Adversary What she brought out, at any rate, quite cleared the air and supplied the link—the link it was so odd he should frivolously have managed to lose. The Beast in the Jungle |
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