nonchalance

Example Sentences

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This is one reason for the Fed’s nonchalance toward housing market risks in the early 2000s.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

But to navigate that forest and find a clear solution, one must slash through their hubris with the same nonchalance as an employer slashing you from their payroll.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

On Spotify, the band’s biggest song is the coolly self-assured “Silver Lining,” from its darkly funny final LP, “Under the Blacklight,” and here Lewis delivered it with a swaggy nonchalance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025

Throughout it all, as if battling to emerge from quicksand, Blanchett commits to Lilith’s fierce nonchalance.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

His nonchalance was meant to convey his authority and power over even dumb animals.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou