laisser aller

Example Sentences

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With the "laisser-aller" of a tired man, he trusted to his luck, which had so far served him well.

From Maitre Cornelius by Balzac, Honoré de

You have never before had that laisser-aller of a writer which shows the hidden strength.'

From Women in the Life of Balzac by Floyd, Juanita Helm

Rather it gives one the impression that old traditions are all but dead and that it is mere improvidence and laisser-aller that allows them to exist.

From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

This was often mortifying to me, but I think I liked it better on the whole than the laisser-aller indifference of Washington.

From North America — Volume 2 by Trollope, Anthony

Its easy laisser-aller, its lax rule, and its indifference to regular forms were at an end.

From Olive A Novel by Bowers, G.