devil-may-care
adjective
dev·il-may-care
ˌde-vᵊl-(ˌ)mā-ˈker 
Examples of devil-may-care in a Sentence
a devil-may-care golfer who knows that it's only a game
the devil-may-care speed with which he drives his sports car is going to cause a lot of grief someday
the devil-may-care attitude that some people have about needlessly contributing to global warming
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Deadline can reveal a first clip of of the film in which Gloria is first introduced to Saxberger, who is immediately hooked but will come to learn that her flamboyant appearance and devil-may-care front hides a darker side and reality.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
We’re now obsessed with pirate boots: pretty much any pair with the right alchemy of slouch, weathering, metal accents, and/or devil-may-care attitude.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
His sound, his look and his devil-may-care attitude helped forge an enduring template for heavy metal.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Once more, Andrea Hall originated the role of Marlena's free-wheeling, trash-talking, devil-may-care look-alike Hattie.
—Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 21 July 2025
On him, loving those summery black socks pulled up just right to mid-calf, devil-may-care Harvard-dropout-style.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Sonny Hayes, played with a devil-may-care attitude by Pitt, lives to drive.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
What makes Dazed and Confused so pleasurable is its adherence to a devil-may-care freedom just inside the bounds of believability.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
With devil-may-care attitude, Johnson found joy in every stanza, operating in total synergy with Angus Young.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
We’re now obsessed with pirate boots: pretty much any pair with the right alchemy of slouch, weathering, metal accents, and/or devil-may-care attitude.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
His sound, his look and his devil-may-care attitude helped forge an enduring template for heavy metal.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Once more, Andrea Hall originated the role of Marlena's free-wheeling, trash-talking, devil-may-care look-alike Hattie.
—Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 21 July 2025
On him, loving those summery black socks pulled up just right to mid-calf, devil-may-care Harvard-dropout-style.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Sonny Hayes, played with a devil-may-care attitude by Pitt, lives to drive.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
What makes Dazed and Confused so pleasurable is its adherence to a devil-may-care freedom just inside the bounds of believability.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
With devil-may-care attitude, Johnson found joy in every stanza, operating in total synergy with Angus Young.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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“Devil-may-care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devil-may-care. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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