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

Hegarty Lovett lets silence reign, holding moments when something painful has been flippantly acknowledged and sometimes italicizing a line that sums up the heart of Beckett’s uncompromising worldview.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

"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

Callaway noticed my look and waved a hand flippantly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin