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

Although flippant, LuPone’s words only serve to hurt everyone during a turbulent time for the arts in America, the open letter from the theater community said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025

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 was the flippant tone; she did not seem to recognize that it was Papa, that he was different, special.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie