Examples of flippant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ugh, spending money on food after a fun Amazon order feels so flippant but a girl’s gotta eat. R29 Team, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024 Hughes’ mother, Shirley, told TMZ Thursday she was disturbed by the remark, particularly the flippant way Grande laughed at the topic of Dahmer and didn’t seem to show any empathy for the victims’ families. Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024 The Giants’ standing remark on Odell Beckham Jr.’s significance to the franchise, remember, was an unforgettably flippant statement from former GM Dave Gettleman. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024 One person on the boat apologized, while a classmate brushed it off with a flippant response when Local 10 asked him about the incident. Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for flippant 

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“Flippant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flippant. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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