Sentence examples for the trifle from inspiring English sources
noun
An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
Her writing is fun whether she is serious, trifling or merely describing the trifle constructed by an ambitious mother as 'the size of an inverted Albert Hall'.
Now you're ready to build the trifle.
The recipes (except the trifle) all serve 6, but easily double.
For the topping, softly whip the cream, then spoon on top of the trifle.
The trifle will be spiked with a stimulant or a sedative.
Pile the mixture over the trifle, sprinkle with garnishes and serve.
Where Bauer is serious, Fabulous! is a silly, over-the-top trifle at the Times Square Arts Center.
The women examine the details — the trifles — of the suspect's life to discover a deeper meaning and in the end solve a mystery by exposing a tragedy.
He loved the trifles of bourgeois life, being just as much at home on an exclusive golf course as at a trade union conference.
But this spring he unleashed a flood of policy proposals ranging from the trifling (improving the system of foster care) to the substantial (tax cuts, Social-Security reform, big reductions in the number of nuclear weapons).
8 01pm: I just made a quick run to the grocery store, forgot to pick up Cool Whip for the trifles.
