While his parents continue to argue over trivial affairs, Jake sneaks away and attempts to steal the figure.

But my trivial affairs have no place here.

It had been a trivial affair with comic interest, but hardly the kind of material on which to base the entire episode I wanted to write.

He spoke a moment or two about trivial affairs in order to gauge the quality of the voice to which he was listening.

Earth's solar system turned out to be a trivial affair, only five planets, scarcely a half-dozen moons among them.

My own trivial affairs have occupied me since, and so I have neglected you.

The intended effect is to make the Third Reich seem awfully short, and indeed a rather trivial affair.

Sixteen years of marriage wiped out as though it had been a trivial affair.

His impatience might be due to something as trivial as a love affair gone awry.

Indeed, I considered this evening's auction as a very trivial affair.