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

“A real scorcher,” Cortez had said with trademark flippancy before assigning Eugene this grunt work.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023

Frey's portrayal of malevolent flippancy approaches Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada."

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2022

I’m already sliding into flippancy, which goes with high school, but also I can’t see what she’s getting at.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood