as in casual
having or showing a lack of interest or concern
you shouldn't be so nonchalant about something that is so important to your parents
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Recent Examples of nonchalant
The nonchalant nature of the talking stage can also shield individuals from rejection.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Among the many characters in the mural are: a gray cat perched in a tree; a white-and-black dog digging excitedly in the grass; a nonchalant orange cat lounging without a care; a dachshund mid-chase after a ball; and a black cat leaping into the air, back arched in dramatic flair.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
There’s a certain undone sophistication in my work—think bourgeois meets grunge, or couture sensibility with a nonchalant attitude.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Ray fluctuates more, is nonchalant about a few things, which drives me nuts.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Among the many characters in the mural are: a gray cat perched in a tree; a white-and-black dog digging excitedly in the grass; a nonchalant orange cat lounging without a care; a dachshund mid-chase after a ball; and a black cat leaping into the air, back arched in dramatic flair.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
There’s a certain undone sophistication in my work—think bourgeois meets grunge, or couture sensibility with a nonchalant attitude.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Ray fluctuates more, is nonchalant about a few things, which drives me nuts.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonchalant
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