insouciance
Example Sentences
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And he has done so with a light-fingered insouciance that makes every scene incandescent with funny contemporary allusions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Allen says some of the details have been exaggerated, but her pain is tangible amongst the artful pop beats and faux insouciance.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
The juvenile insouciance of Blenkin’s trillionaire is one, a grinning imp who waves his bare feet around in the way of someone who means every offense.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
“Brimming with a sloppy insouciance, their debut album often is cited as one of the building blocks of the late ‘70s punk movement,” The Times wrote in an early review.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025
His expression had the insouciance and arrogance of the carnivore, for there was nothing in his demeanor where one could detect a glimmer of civilized ripeness.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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