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

Which is why, when he talked recently about losing sleep at the start of the season, it sounded like much more than some flippant comment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024

In evidence, Prof Leitch later said the comment was a "flippant exaggeration".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

Something about the middle pretty made it hard to be flippant He was wisdom personified, his manner so serious and formal that Tally found herself wishing she had dressed up.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld