flippancy

Example Sentences

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Mr. Tesson isn’t the first commentator to question the lockdowns, though his flippancy can make it hard to take him seriously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Still, for all of the song's sass and flippancy, Raye is deadly serious about snaring a partner.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Only John Mulaney treated the argument with the flippancy that it merits.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

Treating taboos with the flippancy of an eye-rolling teenager, “The Sweet East” tracks the high schooler Lillian’s journeys around the northeastern seaboard.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2023

“Don’t banter me,” she said, wounded at what appeared to be his flippancy.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin