cavalier

Example Sentences

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For a profitless private company eyeing the public markets for the first time, OpenAI this week was remarkably cavalier toward a charismatic megafauna of the Hollywood ecosystem, Disney.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

In columns and on TV, he warns that Hegseth’s cavalier attitude toward the rule of law and civilian protections is corroding military professionalism.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

They’re in their 20s, cavalier, naughty and learning.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

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 • Nov. 23, 2025

How can he accuse Vincent of being cavalier in his painting?

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman