flippancy
Example Sentences
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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
“A real scorcher,” Cortez had said with trademark flippancy before assigning Eugene this grunt work.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023
“All the more reason to go,” he said, with a smile I would have found appealing if his flippancy wasn’t so aggravating.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
