flippancy

How To Use flippancy In A Sentence

• To some he appeared disorganized, slapdash, cheerful to the point of flippancy.
• Adam either understood or picked up some flippancy in my voice. DOUBTING THOMAS
• And then his voice was measured, without the light sparkle of flippancy. THE WHITE DOVE
• The flippancy of this conversational gambit does not impress her.
• There were times of anger and hurt, and of deep despair when she hated the flippancy of Paris and its inhabitants. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM
• He lists the erosion of liberty with enough precision to make objections to his flippancy seem footling (and based on straightforward political hostility).
• It's hard to say what's worse: a summer blockbuster that treats death with video game flippancy or a dour bit of Oscar bait like this, pretending to legitimise ‘necessary’ violence through glamorous gunfire.
• If the cosseting was a simple demonstration of respect towards a world leader, then why the flippancy towards Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II? NY Post: News
• If he was confused at my flippancy, he didn't show it, and I was a little disappointed when he merely crossed his arms and slitted his eyes in amusement.
• To some he appeared disorganized, slapdash, cheerful to the point of flippancy.