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

While that is, by legal definition, correct, Pitt’s chilled-out approach comes off as flippancy, especially given that, after a drawn-out, eight-year battle, Jolie’s lawyer said that she was “exhausted.”

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025

Treating taboos with the flippancy of an eye-rolling teenager, “The Sweet East” tracks the high schooler Lillian’s journeys around the northeastern seaboard.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2023

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

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023

His remark was not intended for flippancy nor even derogation.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner