laisser aller
Example Sentences
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But who could have believed in such complete indifference, in the utter laisser-aller of such a life?
From A Daughter of Eve by Balzac, Honoré de
How had we never remembered all we had heard of her love of laisser-aller, her taste for adventure, her delight in travelling, when she could, unattended and incognita?
From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida
You have never before had that laisser-aller of a writer which shows the hidden strength.'
From Women in the Life of Balzac by Floyd, Juanita Helm
With the "laisser-aller" of a tired man, he trusted to his luck, which had so far served him well.
From Maitre Cornelius by Balzac, Honoré de
That laisser-aller policy of his threatens to land us in serious difficulties.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
