How to Use nonchalance in a Sentence

nonchalance

noun

• The stand-outs are the head-pieces, designed to be worn with nonchalance.
  — Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2021
• Go with a relaxed fit, a la the Joedy from Frank & Eileen, and ooze nonchalance.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 4 Sep. 2022
• The pockets gave her that nonchalance of a true rock star, poised with her back arched just so and her hands at her hips.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Mar. 2023
• There was a nonchalance to Felipe that was hard, deep down, not to admire.
  — New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021
• But don't confuse his nonchalance about all of this with a lack of desire.
  — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2021
• While the piece retails for $1,795, Pine pairs the loud knit with his workout wear, giving it an air of nonchalance.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2024
• That’s not to say that every dog reacts to masks with nonchalance.
  — Kim Campbell Thornton Andrews McMeel Syndication, Star Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020
• The Masked Singer — and the network brass’ nonchalance over criticism for the casting choice.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2022
• In a girls’ school, pads and tampons are batted around the bathrooms with nonchalance.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 10 Apr. 2018
• His nonchalance about the virus in its early days mattered.
  — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2020
• The boy holds a glove in one hand, an attempt at conveying adult nonchalance.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
• But its importance is poised to grow as the Earth warms, so Mr Trump’s nonchalance looks myopic.
  — The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
• The nonchalance was reflected in how the Trojans started the game, the Bruins taking a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2022
• But the biggest hit of the St. Augustine Prep sophomore’s life was no time for nonchalance.
  — Phil Anastasia, Philly.com, 1 June 2018
• There is a great art to handling losses with nonchalance.
  — Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
• On that occasion, his nonchalance got the better of him, as his strike was easily saved to the left.
  — SI.com, 2 May 2018
• The poet recalls the memory with nonchalance over the phone from his home in Portland.
  — Brandon Yu, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2018
• Tatum Keoning to the rim and stuffed the layup attempt with what looked like deliberate nonchalance.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2021
• Chanel codes are always mixed with its legend of nonchalance.
  — Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
• Johnson did it with the nonchalance of a player who could have been at the local muni for a Sunday game with his buddies.
  — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 15 Nov. 2020
• Richardson’s nonchalance does not erase self-doubt and self-awareness.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022
• Mock answers all of my questions with the same level of nonchalance, despite the slightly tawdry conceit of our chat.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 July 2021
• Hundreds of people cycle in and out daily for touch-ups and treatments, with the nonchalance of stopping by a salon for a blowout.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 9 Dec. 2019
• His nonchalance on Ukraine’s front line close to the eastern city of Lyman was telling: His comrades nearby were winning.
  — Natalia Yermak Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2022
• Texas has breezed from one blowout to the next, stomping four overmatched foes and one Final Four aspirant with equal nonchalance.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Nov. 2022
• These decisions, experts say, added to nonchalance as the nation let its guard down.
  — Sheikh Saaliq, Star Tribune, 28 Apr. 2021
• Part of that nonchalance may disappear now that the government has linked the attack to Russia.
  — Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2018
• Rihanna is, as many have noted, the queen of nonchalance; but no one becomes queen of anything without a whole lot of work.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2023
• Though his nonchalance confounded some, Pearl Jam went on to achieve great acclaim.
  — cleveland, 2 Apr. 2022
• Mr Sanders would not be able to afford such nonchalance as president.
  — The Economist, 6 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024