How to Use nonchalant in a Sentence

nonchalant

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• The team may have been somewhat nonchalant at the beginning of the season, but they now know that they need to work hard.
• She faced the crowd with the nonchalant ease of an experienced speaker.
• He was surprisingly nonchalant about winning the award.
• The nonchalant Williams even took the last two bizarre plays in stride.
  — Broderick Turner, latimes.com, 9 Dec. 2017
• Many voters in the three precincts, and even canvassers, seemed to take a nonchalant stance to this year’s midterm races.
  — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
• In a statement to Page Six, the artist seemed nonchalant about the incident.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
• When asked about his plans for the premiere, Hill was nonchalant.
  — Jamie Lauren Keiles, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022
• Call it the most nonchalant Parisian way to make an entrance at a fashion show.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2019
• At first, the couple was nonchalant about the graffiti, but the tags came to feel special as the years passed.
  — Diana Budds, Curbed, 17 May 2022
• Jim is nonchalant about getting up on the roof each year to put the lights in place, but Linda not so much.
  — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 18 Dec. 2020
• But on the whole, the teammates felt nonchalant: None of them expected to win.
  — Khari Johnson, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
• Many of those who have stayed appear nonchalant about the prospect of Russian rule.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2022
• And while McGee seems nonchalant about the package, Kasie quickly calls him out.
  — Megan Stein, Country Living, 15 Jan. 2019
• Williams-Jeter was a bit taken aback by her friends’ nonchalant tone.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2022
• That’s the head space that’s brought Wet Leg this far — as well as their cool, nonchalant attitude about it all.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2022
• Sometimes, though, the passion can revert to a nonchalant display that costs him on the field.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 July 2019
• The alum finished the look with her hair in a chic though nonchalant top bun and minimal makeup.
  — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Jan. 2020
• Few rappers are able to combine a nonchalant flow with the ups and downs of Black American life.
  — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2022
• To the lofty comparisons, Branch just responds with a nonchalant laugh.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• South Carolina fans were a lot less nonchalant about the move, rising out of their seats at Watkins' feat.
  — Pete Iacobelli, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
• Think: the subtle appeal of a nonchalant T-shirt tucked into a pair of easy-going trousers.
  — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2023
• Keep in mind that outfit planning is both key and nonchalant.
  — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2018
• But like many nonchalant and strike-hardened Parisians, Salazar doesn’t mind.
  — Elaine Ganley, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2023
• Also consider styling it with sneakers and rolling up the sleeves to give the shirt a more relaxed, nonchalant feel.
  — Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com, 8 May 2022
• For fall, classics get cool with nonchalant attitude and a bit of craft.
  — Sharon Graubard, courant.com, 15 Aug. 2019
• He’s managed to hit his style stride—gamely dressing up for the step and repeat, but in his own nonchalant way.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2022
• Emily marches into the room and plops herself on the couch in a nonchalant fashion.
  — Kristin Vartan, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• Don't let the nonchalant vibe fool you into thinking no big names have graced the stage, however.
  — Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 28 Feb. 2018
• Only 16, Lillard already moved at the measured pace of a pro, cool and nonchalant.
  — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• As appealing as its easy-going melody and nonchalant bassline are to the ear, the song is missing the crescendo its lyrics demand.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 July 2021

Last Updated: 9 May 2024