How to Use flippancy in a Sentence
flippancy
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The singer’s flippancy aside, the Jesus Lizard endures as a force.
—Bob Gendron, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2017
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To me, Don’t Look Up was a one-note flippancy; its only virtue was its stunning cast.
—The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2022
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Even the most emotive Memmos have a flippancy to them, not helped by their brevity.
—Laurence Scott, Wired, 4 Feb. 2021
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The flippancy with which the collapsologues declare that this future is just around the corner can be quite chilling.
—Harrison Stetler, The New York Review of Books, 21 Jan. 2020
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There’s a devil-may-care energy to both of them that turns the flippancy of their side-eye into eye-banging without even trying.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 May 2020
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Our founding fathers would not have laughed about treason or treated it with such flippancy.
—Karine Jean-Pierre, Teen Vogue, 13 Feb. 2018
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Connery did not think his flippancy made Bond minor, but the opposite.
—Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 7 Oct. 2021
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Beyond its childish flippancy, the dismissal carried the tone of having been practiced ahead of time—a retort aimed for the president’s ears via Tucker Carlson’s show that night.
—Tom Zoellner, The New Republic, 12 Oct. 2020
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In the end, Georgia decided to work on herself, confronting Gerrie with some hard honesty and apologizing to Stevan for her flippancy.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 19 Jan. 2022
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More concerning is the flippancy with which Trump continues to treat American allies.
—Abigail Tracy, The Hive, 2 Feb. 2017
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Like most of Coward’s work, Blithe Spirit contains his signature flippancy.
—Jim Rutter, Philly.com, 9 Oct. 2017
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But flippancy is rare in these essays and personal reflections even rarer.
—Anna Mundow, WSJ, 4 June 2021
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Similarly, the leaden jokiness of the Iceland scenes that introduce Aquaman have been replaced by a more serious, even solemn tone, grounding the character’s flippancy in pain.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2021
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Frances uses messages to construct a closed, cutting version of herself, leaning on flippancy to avoid emotional engagement.
—Isobel Thompson, A-LIST, 10 Aug. 2017
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But the flippancy this woman will no doubt rue having exhibited on camera is not only unfortunate for her personal health.
—Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2020
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The volatility of his behavior during February and March—the veering between flippancy and rage, breezy denial and dark fear-mongering—may not seem to demand further explanation.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 29 Apr. 2020
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Still, Lowndes noted that no one should mistake Harriett’s lighthearted nature for flippancy or frivolousness.
—Scott Maxwell, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 July 2018
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That theme has consistently enriched the story, adding a depth that counteracts Devi’s flippancy and that makes her mother, the wonderful Poorna Jagannathan’s Nalini, into a moving figure.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022
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The elements of flippancy and irony that are popular currency among today’s referential artists are completely absent from her enterprise.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2019
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But longtime observers say that hallmark flippancy masks relentless drive and determination.
—Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2019
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Assessing and dealing with climate risk in an environment of highly uncertain science and expensive options is challenging enough without having to entertain the flippancy of your columnist.
—Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2011
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Her arch irony, even flippancy, provides a markedly different interpretation than Ann Dowd’s terrifying portrayal for Hulu.
—Ron Charles critic, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2019
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During the news conference, one NASA official demonstrated outright flippancy toward tropical weather.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2022
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Queer hairlessness and punk machismo flippancy as radical antagonism skinhead.
—Roberta Smith, Martha Schwendener, Jason Farago and Will Heinrich, New York Times, 25 May 2017
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The Democratic presidential aspirants received the injurious compliment of being taken seriously in their aspirations, which are characterized by a disqualifying flippancy.
—George Will, National Review, 1 Aug. 2019
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