flippant

Example Sentences

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Platitudes, by their nature, can come off as flippant.

From MarketWatch

“It’s okay!” she said with a flippant wave of her hand, smiling that perfectly parallel smile.

From Literature

“I try to be very respectful of human remains, and not be flippant about it,” he told the Tulsa World.

From The Wall Street Journal

And his version of the Russian literary masterpiece - which starts with the phrase "bloody hell" - is about being flippant and irreverent.

From BBC

Responding to the flippant nature of his previous response, Isaac noted how seemingly obnoxious that quote sounded.

From Los Angeles Times