sans souci

Example Sentences

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He threw me one of those sans souci smiles he’d been tossing at me since the beginning of the year.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

Then pointing to the grave, he said: "When I lie there—Je serais sans souci!"

From Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

The other two took no trouble with the pack-animals, but rode on in front, conversing sans souci, and in a somewhat jocular vein.

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne

What a contrast between the sans souci gait of persons at bathing places and the resorts of pilgrims and the precipitate haste in commercial centres!268.Meyendorff,

From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)

"Quand je serai là," he was wont to say, pointing to where his dogs were buried in the palace park, "je serai sans souci."

From William of Germany by Shaw, Stanley