nonchalant
Example Sentences
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Heading into the results, investors were a bit more nonchalant about threats to the economy.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026
The dandy may have many names, but we know him when we see him—he projects the aristocrat’s “superior air and nonchalant ennui,” Mr. Andersson writes, only a little too much.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
James' nonchalant celebration of pretending to put her hands in her pockets and staring down the camera almost does her performance a disservice.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
While everyone else working the fire seemed nonchalant, I was tentative and terrified.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025
He scooted away with his body doubled over and his face contorted intentionally into a nonchalant, sociable smile in case anyone chanced to see him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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