glib

Example Sentences

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So for his children not to show up in any way, and to be glib about his experience, is, well, a choice.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

When his “political enemy,” the glib and popular Alcibiades, sways the assembly, Nicias replies that this means sending both a fleet and “large numbers of land forces.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

That sounds a bit glib, comparing my love of shark films to the very real and immediate threats of shark endangerment.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

I am not trying to be glib myself.

From Slate • May 13, 2025

You can check if you’d like,’ and Sara thought I was being too glib, I suppose, because then she said she knew for a fact I’d hooked up with Alaska.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green