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

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

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023

Many on social media criticised and ridiculed its apparent flippancy and lack of sincerity.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2023

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