Sentence examples for frivolous items from inspiring English sources

But The Independent revealed in February that progress at many of the first 12 pilots had initially been slow, with some teams spending their grants on seemingly frivolous items, such as Dartford Council's £1,610 hiring of a person in a Peppa Pig costume for a day.

These stocks represent the fun and often frivolous items people "want".

Macy's has been suffering in the current economic climate as even the wealthy cut back on spending on frivolous items.

And they use it for things like paying for auto repairs, home appliances or other big cash layouts, not everyday purchases or more frivolous items.

While many of Joelson's patients, for example, have expressed anxiety about spending money on frivolous items, they still feel good about engaging in physical intimacy.

Although they almost waste their money on frivolous items, Andy insists they need to take Ben's advice.

"Foie gras production is one of the cruelest forms of animal production and I think there is a special element of outrage because it is such a frivolous item," she said.

However word kept coming from the East of games that sold frivolous digital items and upgrades.

All signs are showing that American consumers are trying to be responsible with their money in the slowing economic environment, cutting back on frivolous vanity items in lieu of necessities.

Regardless, for Democrats, pairing Hunter's comments with his alleged theft of campaign funds to obtain frivolous luxury items ― including shorts he told his wife to misreport as golf balls for wounded veterans ― is an irresistible juxtaposition.

The project had invested in real estate, a private school, restaurants, an ambitious transportation project and the purchase of what some may think of as frivolous and expensive items such as several Burning Man sculptures intended to decorate the area.