How to use "flippant" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "flippant" in popular movie and book plots

  • Skyler is put off by his flippant personality and a scheme to buy a laser tag facility.  - Abiquiu (Breaking Bad)
  • As Pratt and Debbie travel to the IDP camp Pratt shows a flippant attitude to the situation that irritates Debbie.  - No Place to Hide (ER)
  • When the portrait is unveiled, Gray makes a flippant pledge: he would give anything to stay as he is in the picture—even his soul.  - Dorian Gray (2009 film)
  • Gabrielle seems flippant and tells Paul's mother that she is keeping the car that Paul gave her, because she needs it.  - A Girl Cut in Two
  • When Hart gives Kingsfield a flippant answer, the professor gives him a dime and tells him, "Call your mother.  - The Paper Chase (film)
  • The Beast turns out to be a middle-aged, slovenly, and flippant man, but is quickly shown to be cold and ruthless.  - Kung Fu Hustle
  • At the hospital, Daric makes a flippant remark about Virgil's injuries that angers Han.  - Better Luck Tomorrow
  • His wife Sylvia is a flippant socialite who seems intent on ruining him through her sexual promiscuity.  - Parade's End
  • The station does a follow-up interview, which primarily consists of Corinne acting flippant and making sarcastic remarks to the journalist.  - Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains

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