cavalier

Example Sentences

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A stunned England woke Sunday to savage criticism after their meek capitulation in the first Ashes Test, branded "brainless" and "damaged" by former greats after their cavalier approach backfired.

From Barron's

Daley participated in a years-long game as an adult, and it shows in the cavalier jokes, the rowdy physical humor and bouts of heroic incompetence.

From Salon

The jacquards and brocades within the Max Mara camel colored universe “give you a kind of swashbuckling cavalier feel,” the designer said.

From Seattle Times

Was it a cavalier decision made by a president with a slim grasp on reality?

From Salon

Despite their cavalier attitudes about their profession, Anna and Moody are assassins, so it does not take long for things to get messy.

From Los Angeles Times