nonchalant

Example Sentences

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Heading into the results, investors were a bit more nonchalant about threats to the economy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

The venture has drawn some backlash, including a “Saturday Night Live” skit that spoofed Honnold’s nonchalant attitude, which has earned him the nickname “No Big Deal” and prompted scientists to study his brain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Dimon, often more willing than most to focus on the dour side, said he was concerned about how investors appeared nonchalant about risks in credit, although he acknowledged consumer defaults looked normal so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

I wasn’t sure what scared me more, the thought of the tourists being attacked, or the way they were all so nonchalant in the face of danger creeping right up to them.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

Thomas Jefferson’s version of the story follows a plotline that illustrates the natural and almost nonchalant way that history happens in an ideal Jeffersonian world.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis