Sentence examples for if a trifle from inspiring English sources
The motive is admirable, if a trifle tenuous.
Green's symbolism is neat, if a trifle heavy-handed.
It's a nice turn of phrase, if a trifle glib.
For the rest of the trip he remained docile, if a trifle sullen.
Others, however, found her passions authentic, if a trifle self-conscious.
Cariño is a genial place to spend an evening, its version of Mexican food reliable, if a trifle subdued.
Chat to him, and you found a jovial, humorous conversationalist, if at times a trifle heavy handed.
Even if Helen Baxendale looks a trifle too young for the 40ish Romy, she exudes the right aura of implacable determination.
If "Charade" is a trifle, as some say, it is a masterly trifle, an elaborate and original murder mystery and a charming romance.
"Cendrillon," his version of Cinderella, is certainly sweet, and yet if it's a trifle, it's a charming and rather substantial one.
If that sounds a trifle pricey, Harriet Kaufman, a Warburg agent, convincingly pointed to five others, several smaller with less perfect layouts up in Carnegie Hill and along Park Avenue that went for at least $1 million more, because of their location.
