Thesaurus / nonchalance
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
He was obviously beginning to be afraid; so Eric assumed an air of nonchalance, and played the part of protector.
ERIC, OR LITTLE BY LITTLEFREDERIC W. FARRAR
It was amusing to see with what good humor and nonchalance the colored people and the soldiers regarded the conflagration.
THE BOYS OF '61CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.
Stella's nonchalance alarmed him more and more deeply as he began to look back at his own life and to survey his wasted years.
SINISTER STREET, VOL. 1COMPTON MACKENZIE
In professional nonchalance, no man exceeded our vice-admiral.
THE TWO ADMIRALSJ. FENIMORE COOPER
I popped away with great nonchalance, but husbanding my ammunition and popping only a single cracker at a time.
MY LIFE IN MANY STATES AND IN FOREIGN LANDSGEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN
He turned away with easy nonchalance, as if the matter were one in which he had no possible interest.
LOVE IN A CLOUDARLO BATES
With easiest grace and nonchalance he lifted his lithe body, and went bounding lightly through the hoops, one after the other.
KINGS IN EXILESIR CHARLES GEORGE DOUGLAS ROBERTS
How is it that the thunderbolt strips the clothes from a man or a woman with its characteristic nonchalance?
MYSTERIOUS PSYCHIC FORCESCAMILLE FLAMMARION
Then, with easy nonchalance, Lone Wolf lifted one huge hind paw and vigorously scratched his ear.
KINGS IN EXILESIR CHARLES GEORGE DOUGLAS ROBERTS
"I'll lick him with one hand tied and the other paralyzed," retorted Captain Scraggs with fine nonchalance.
CAPTAIN SCRAGGSPETER B. KYNE
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