cavalier

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In columns and on TV, he warns that Hegseth’s cavalier attitude toward the rule of law and civilian protections is corroding military professionalism.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

I see now that it’s easy to be cavalier about the paraphernalia of aging when you know they are only temporary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

They’re in their 20s, cavalier, naughty and learning.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

A stunned England woke Sunday to savage criticism after their meek capitulation in the first Ashes Test, branded "brainless" and "damaged" by former greats after their cavalier approach backfired.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

The cavalier, a beautiful man, was lounging against a fence, a white rail fence, in a circle of light, a circle of admirers.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara