flippancy
Example Sentences
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A lot of dyed-in-the-wool activists were turned off by the flippancy of AOC’s riposte, and even with my own recent grappling over the problematic emotional landscape of the movement, I can understand why.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Mr. Tesson isn’t the first commentator to question the lockdowns, though his flippancy can make it hard to take him seriously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
Still, for all of the song's sass and flippancy, Raye is deadly serious about snaring a partner.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
Only John Mulaney treated the argument with the flippancy that it merits.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2025
Regan had not only hijacked my entire test, but she’d broken every single rule with the flippancy of someone who’d been getting away with it her entire life.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
