Sentences with phrase «as flippant»

If your wording comes across as flippant or careless, you may need to revise your resume to make it sound more professional.

It doesn't need to be stilted or stuffy, but shouldn't come across as flippant or careless either.

From makeup to celebrity culture, these artists mine «girly» motifs — often ignored or dismissed as flippant and unserious by the art world — to explore issues of gendered expectations and pressures women face through representations of women in the media and culture at large.

They have a goofy quality that feels calculated without coming across as flippant, and they're really, really enjoyable to look at.

When typing messages, cute comments not intended to offend can sometimes come across as flippant or unprofessional.

A sub-genre that began as a flippant remark by writer Curt Siodmak to «Wolfman» director George Waggner back in 1943, the verbal gag inadvertently spawned the studio's first ghoulish combo, «Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman,» and enjoyed a good run over the next decade through various recombinations, adding Abbot & Costello when dopey humour was the only element that could milk a little more money before the genre's official retirement at the studio.

I no longer regard the idea as flippant at all.

By contrast Cameron came across as flippant and even childlike in his responses.

This will probably be viewed as flippant but maybe there needs to be a 12 - step program for those addicted to religion itself; I know more than a few in that category.

As flippant as it sounds, as soon as the coin lands, you'll either be relieved or wish it had landed on the other side.

Not exact matches

November 2016 — Zuckerberg describes the idea that fake news on Facebook's platform could have influenced the outcome of the US election as «a pretty crazy idea» — a comment he later says he regrets making, saying it was «too flippant» and a mistake

He said Michael Ball's complaint of taking a «battering» from the Church was «flippant» and it was «disgusting» the pair were acting as though they were the victims.

I'm sorry if my questions came across as nasty, flippant, or threatening.

... The Jews (just like the church now) got flippant concerning divorce... I feel Jesus didn't have to mention homosexuality because the Law was clear to any Jew at that time... Paul had to mention it because he was an apostle to the Gentiles who I think were more prone to homosexuality behavior... I'm though not as learned as you... just my thought after 15 years of thinking about this issue... The church has a sacred duty to all... even gays... we need a unified loving answer to give them... but it must be the truth... because only the truth can set us free...

I apologize if I in any way came across as overly flippant (though I think sarcasm can be a proper tool if used correctly), or even oh - so - holier - than - thou.

But the flippant way it's often discussed, from both sides, but here specifically in regards to the fetus, as if it's not a human life, is outrageous.

As Dan and I enter that stage of life when we will likely start a family, we want to raise our kids in a community of Christ - followers where diversity is celebrated, questions are welcomed, and differences are handled with love and respect... not flippant «farewells.»

As a Christian, I understand that life begins at conception, (I don't care how wicked men define when life begins) and such a flippant disregard for human life to the point of willful and guiltless murder is demonic.

All the flippant «farewells» and hate mail and parody accounts and challenges to my faith wouldn't sting as much if they were coming from the «outside» rather than the «inside.»

As damaging as Irvin's lifestyle choices had been to his image, he had turned off even more observers after his arrest with his flippant devotion to ostentatious behavioAs damaging as Irvin's lifestyle choices had been to his image, he had turned off even more observers after his arrest with his flippant devotion to ostentatious behavioas Irvin's lifestyle choices had been to his image, he had turned off even more observers after his arrest with his flippant devotion to ostentatious behavior.

Nahhh this wont happen TW is never going to be the striker he could have been as his attitude is too flippant, he's lazy and happy to sit out his time collecting his 140 a week, compare him to Sanchez who works non stop for 90 mins EVERY week.

Yoga, meditation, Alexander technique; it is all seen as a weird, nambypamby, flippant and foreign.

In response to all the flippant ignoramuses dismissing male genital mutilation as somehow akin to removing a mole, or justifiable by tradition, or an inconsequential cosmetic procedure: DO THE RESEARCH.

I figure most of the people who rattle off that kind of flippant comment are fine with babies dying and long as it is someone else's baby dying.

Anderson's speech drew a haughty and flippant response from State Senator Kevin de Leon of Los Angeles, who is expected to take over as Senate leader later this year.

The flippant atmosphere vanished as soon as the press saw Cameron's face.

Harvard sleep scientist Steven Lockley says NASA simply doesn't take human factors as seriously as it should, adopting our culture's flippant «I'll sleep when I'm dead» attitude about getting rest.

Seen for years as a healthful food — a viable, protein - rich alternative to red meat — more recently soy foods have been said by some «health experts» (I'm not meaning to be flippant, but really no one is a health expert) to lower testosterone levels in men, hamper thyroid function, reduce cognitive function, and block nutrient absorption.

The bombast of the G.I. Joe and Transformers franchises might suggest no, but after an uninspired year for animated movies, The Lego Movie is a 3 - D animated film that connects, as an homage to the ingenious Danish - born construction game, along with a subversively flippant story about thinking outside the blocks.

Consequently, the film is never quite as funny as you want it to be but far too flippant to serve as a credible biopic.

Ryan Reynolds brings the flippant attitude and Nicholas Cage is as rough as sandpaper but still has the heart of a hero.

As with the French film «Les Valseuses,» (the French title is slang for «the testicles») Turturro's version follows a trio of misfits whose irreverent, sexually charged dynamic evolves into a love story as their spontaneous and flippant attitude backfires time and agaiAs with the French film «Les Valseuses,» (the French title is slang for «the testicles») Turturro's version follows a trio of misfits whose irreverent, sexually charged dynamic evolves into a love story as their spontaneous and flippant attitude backfires time and agaias their spontaneous and flippant attitude backfires time and again.

Here, she chooses to expose herself in a way that is somehow powerful and yet flippant, but sitll leads to the ultimate doom of those who might objectify her in the context of the film, but viewing the picture as a whole, it still seems flimsier than I believe she intended.

Whether we buy this connection between a man and the city / country of which he isn't a part isn't entirely crucial to appreciating the story, but it is worth noting that Gilroy and director Brad Anderson have provided this convenient, rather flippant link as a sort of shortcut to establishing both the character and the conflict.

Not only does it remain oddly silent on Kerrigan, but it feels flippant about domestic abuse, with Harding's violent relationships with both her mother and husband frequently played off as pantomime slapstick.

Ficara and Requa have an irreverent streak, one that even might strike some as a little flippant against the gravity of the war.

Partly because the brothers come off as young, flippant, and less reverent than they actually are about the Alfa.

Adrenaline junkies tend to make a bee - line for Ibiza Town due to the array of fun and flippant things they can do, both by night and — as highlighted above — by day.

The best ones, such as «Coil,» «Red Wedges,» «V3» and «Panda V,» strike just the right balance between formal rigor and flippant disregard.

As a material «insensibl [e] to contradiction», wax's ability to take imprints of the unique landmarks of the skin connects it to strategies of surveillance and data collection that measure visual, behavioural or chemical characteristics, connecting Hershman Leeson's hotel tableau to her later invented character.14 The artist described Roberta Breitmore as «my flippant effigy» and «a dark, shadowy, animus cadaver».15 Similarly, The Dante Hotel was for the artist simultaneously a scene of death and «a means of survival».16 As such Thek's and Hershman Leeson's volatile effigies connect two very different bodies of work and different political movements — the counterculture, gay rights, women's liberation — to make visible the restraints placed on the subjecAs a material «insensibl [e] to contradiction», wax's ability to take imprints of the unique landmarks of the skin connects it to strategies of surveillance and data collection that measure visual, behavioural or chemical characteristics, connecting Hershman Leeson's hotel tableau to her later invented character.14 The artist described Roberta Breitmore as «my flippant effigy» and «a dark, shadowy, animus cadaver».15 Similarly, The Dante Hotel was for the artist simultaneously a scene of death and «a means of survival».16 As such Thek's and Hershman Leeson's volatile effigies connect two very different bodies of work and different political movements — the counterculture, gay rights, women's liberation — to make visible the restraints placed on the subjecas «my flippant effigy» and «a dark, shadowy, animus cadaver».15 Similarly, The Dante Hotel was for the artist simultaneously a scene of death and «a means of survival».16 As such Thek's and Hershman Leeson's volatile effigies connect two very different bodies of work and different political movements — the counterculture, gay rights, women's liberation — to make visible the restraints placed on the subjecAs such Thek's and Hershman Leeson's volatile effigies connect two very different bodies of work and different political movements — the counterculture, gay rights, women's liberation — to make visible the restraints placed on the subject.

Taken from such sources as magazines, billboards, and TV commercials, these questions offer a choice between alternative answers, which in turn lead to different sets of questions.The site is meant to suggest the seductive, yet necessarily inconclusive and even futile tenor of the questions we are confronted with daily, questions which, though superficial, flippant, and often repetitive, are somehow enjoyable.

Recently I was talking to a sculptor friend and made a flippant remark that it seemed to me as if «abstract painting is back.»

Stockton's flippant remarks overlook the fact that coal, oil, and natural gas make up over 81 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S., as the following chart shows:

My second urge was to make some flippant remark such as, «Wow, the guy's discovered perpetual motion», but I won't.

But worst of all is your flippant remark «those suffering as a result of dangerous climate change» (i.e. nobody)» What about the people suffering from increased droughts, or floods, or sea - level rises?

Perhaps I am not appreciating the potential for such rulings to impact on the lives of member states» citizens and I do not want to appear flippant as far from it.

He also said he had been «too flippant» in 2016 when he dismissed the idea that fake news could influence an election as «crazy.»

«But what I think is clear at this point is that it was too flippant and I should never have referred to it as crazy.»

However, if your manager emails you about a problem with your work and you write back nothing more than «OK,» you'll likely come across as inappropriately flippant or curt.

One study found that people perceive those who use innocuous lines as smarter and sexier than those who use cute / flippant lines.