devil-may-care

Example Sentences

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The lime-green background and blurry typography on the cover of her sixth album, “Brat,” quickly became internet shorthand for the season’s pursuit of devil-may-care indulgence and personal adventure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Gone, too, was the shrugging, devil-may-care plausible deniability.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2024

For her, Gary constructs Ron, a dashing, swaggering fellow with devil-may-care insouciance and a hint of real danger.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

This time around, her email says essentially the same thing, but is tied up in a more devil-may-care bow.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2023

“Sure,” Luke said, struggling to sound as devil-may-care as Mark.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix