flippant

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

“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 • Jan. 29, 2026

Then a flippant comment, it now sums up the fear in both Washington and Beijing: "Don't become a spy."

From BBC • May 29, 2025

“It could seem flippant, but he was making a serious point, saying, ‘I felt like I was going to be sacrificed, so this is what I wanted to do before that happened.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

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

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo