Big
Big adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.
Usage example: there will be a big meeting to resolve the issue
Nearby Word: bigness
Trivial
Trivial adjective - Lacking importance.
Usage example: why spend so much time on trivial decisions, like whether the soda should be regular or diet?
Both words in one sentence
- For dramatic visual purposes, the Seaview also had big viewing windows, right up in the bow, where they could be shattered by any trivial collision.
Source: The Bridge -
It turns out to be an antimatter bomb big enough to destroy all of Alpha Complex, and a non-trivial chunk of the earth's crust for that matter.
Source: Tabletop Game / Paranoia -
In the pilot episode, Tricia ends her friendship with Caitlin because of her Big Squeeze uniform, leaving her devastated as to why Tricia would do that to her for such a trivial reason.
Source: Western Animation / 6teen
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