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
Although flippant, LuPone’s words only serve to hurt everyone during a turbulent time for the arts in America, the open letter from the theater community said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025
Then a flippant comment, it now sums up the fear in both Washington and Beijing: "Don't become a spy."
From BBC • May 29, 2025
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
Vocabulary lists containing flippant
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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Grade 11, List 1
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