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

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

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

“Isaure is more lenient toward him, whereas I have mixed feelings: His laziness and his flippancy are exasperating, but at the same time he’s attractive.”

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

“A real scorcher,” Cortez had said with trademark flippancy before assigning Eugene this grunt work.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023

I’m already sliding into flippancy, which goes with high school, but also I can’t see what she’s getting at.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood