glib

Example Sentences

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So for his children not to show up in any way, and to be glib about his experience, is, well, a choice.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Mr. Braude is suitably critical of his subject for her sometimes glib approach to life-and-death matters, and he pegs her appeal as “delivering hard news as if it was light gossip.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

That sounds a bit glib, comparing my love of shark films to the very real and immediate threats of shark endangerment.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

I am not trying to be glib myself.

From Slate • May 13, 2025

“Oh, a couple of hundred,” came the glib reply.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques