blithely
Example Sentences
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He is revered by many Ukrainians today as a national hero — or blithely feted as a harmless folkloric curiosity.
From New York Times
We abruptly stopped enjoying this thought experiment in March 2020 and when I had a child the next year, I became even less tolerant of blithely considering the end of the world.
From New York Times
Again, as this is a clearly foreseeable outcome, we're on safe ground to conclude that DeSantis was blithely content to see more Floridians die.
From Salon
But this rebuke had little impact on Mr Kurti, who ignored the calls to de-escalate and blithely stated that Kosovo still enjoyed international support as tensions simmered over the weekend.
From BBC
We wring our hands like maiden aunts as they mosey blithely into danger: What could possibly go wrong in this cobwebbed basement/cabin in the woods/polygamist doomsday cult?
From New York Times
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