flippantly

Example Sentences

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"She was incensed, just really struck by the audacity of stealing a building and flippantly said: 'You should make this into a game'," Myres told the BBC.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

In 1976, a man named Tom Iacino called his friend’s house and flippantly asked the person who answered the phone if he could speak to “the couch potato.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

I watched in quiet horror as she flippantly added an inexplicable amount of bacon to a pan, cranked the heat to high and stirred it around a few times.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2023

It would be unreasonable to expect the movie’s various second bananas to be nearly as well drawn, though I do wish that “Bros” didn’t treat them quite so flippantly.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Callaway noticed my look and waved a hand flippantly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin