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blase

[blah-zey, blah-zey, bla-zey] / blɑˈzeɪ, ˈblɑ zeɪ, blaˈzeɪ /


blasé


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But some restaurateurs grouse that the apps also make diners feel removed from a restaurant and more blase about canceling, and less likely to just walk in.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

And that's not me being arrogant or blase in any way - it just felt quite normal.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

It is easy to be blase about Erling Haaland, Manchester City's unique goalscoring machine.

From Barron's Nov. 2, 2025

“I don’t think anyone is, like, blase and happy about the momentary disruption to their lives,” Rakhe says, “but they understand why it happened and what it is hoping to achieve.”

From Seattle Times Aug. 29, 2023

General Peckem drifted toward the window, laughing quietly again, and settled back against the sill with his arms folded, greatly satisfied by his own wit and by his knowledgeable, blase impudence.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

And even, to some degree, with the bureaucratic stonewalling they run into constantly, and the seemingly blasé attitude of state officialdom about destroying records on cold cases, or just responding to phone calls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

“If you have a three-year time horizon, I think you can be blasé about the risk.”

From Barron's May 19, 2026

If she’s not in cahoots with the unnervingly blasé doctor, she’s at least in agreement with the implacable timetable he’s laid out.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

It comes off loud, blustery, and overconfident, as if to signal a blasé disengagement with the incredible stakes of the moment.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2026

She had never forgotten that expression: childbirth as an act of blasé bourgeoisie—how funny, how untrue it was.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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