glibness
Example Sentences
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Mr. Barnett’s jaunty tone occasionally slips into glibness, which caused a controversy when “Make Believe” was published this spring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
That’s easier said than done, and “Giovanni” — long, circular, slippery — is one of the hardest assignments for an opera director, with attempts tending to fall into either unremitting dreariness or irritating glibness.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2023
Mr. Lawson could stir added outrage with his glibness.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2023
That Brodesser-Akner has managed to draft at least a humane sketch of Rachel feels like a step up from her nonfiction, which tended toward glibness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
This is perhaps indicative of excess glibness, considering how little I apparently knew.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
