flippantly
Example Sentences
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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
"For him to just flippantly use it in such an offhanded manner speaks volumes... we have a lot of work to do," Mandy Maysey told Seven News.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
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
And, yes, during one stretch they won three in a row, including two on the road, something not to be flippantly tossed aside in a sport where success away from home is never easy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
“Okay, then,” I said flippantly, trying to alleviate the suddenly tense atmosphere.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
