nonchalantly
adverb
non·cha·lant·ly
ˌnän-shə-ˈlänt-lē 
ˈnän-shə-ˌlänt-,
-lənt-
: in a nonchalant manner : in a casual way that shows a relaxed lack of concern or interest
She nonchalantly glanced our way.
He walked nonchalantly to his seat.
According to its site, the center's outdoor summer programming organizers nonchalantly wondered in 2012 if an evening screening cat videos would attract any attention.—
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Melissa McCarthy huddled with two-time Oscar winner Finneas while NBA leading man Russell Westbrook nonchalantly passed by.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
The trailer includes glimpses of the West Side Story Oscar winner at her most devious, nonchalantly threatening to fail her students and maintaining innocence as rumors of her murderousness spread.
Ben and Tanner, meanwhile, seem to realize how out of hand their practical joke becomes.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
Not to be outdone, the Gossip Girl alumna responded a few days later with a picture of herself, nonchalantly posed next to the Deadpool trailer Ryan had in his post.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
In the milky blue below my Prestige stateroom balcony, two large Chrysaora jellyfish pulsed nonchalantly along the hull of Ponant's 466-foot Le Soléal.
—Kate Crockett, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2023
The dreamy, black-and-white footage continues with Crash nonchalantly chomping from an apple before a purchase exchange with the cashier (played by his pal, Ryan Richter).
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
The footage shows skiers nonchalantly turning back and forth across a groomed trail when a bruin is seen loping across the slope on the left-hand side.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 14 Dec. 2023
Wearing a colorful sweater and a pair of Wellingtons, Annali nonchalantly led me and my driver, Elvis Hernández — who, having never seen the site, invited himself along — down a track to Cerro el Tigre.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
The orange snack first entered the current fashion consciousness in the January issue of Vogue, where one Florence Pugh wore a decadent butter yellow Loewe dress while holding a singular Cheeto in her left hand, with the same ineffable cool as Kate Moss used to nonchalantly hold a cigarette.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
The trailer includes glimpses of the West Side Story Oscar winner at her most devious, nonchalantly threatening to fail her students and maintaining innocence as rumors of her murderousness spread.
Ben and Tanner, meanwhile, seem to realize how out of hand their practical joke becomes.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
Not to be outdone, the Gossip Girl alumna responded a few days later with a picture of herself, nonchalantly posed next to the Deadpool trailer Ryan had in his post.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
In the milky blue below my Prestige stateroom balcony, two large Chrysaora jellyfish pulsed nonchalantly along the hull of Ponant's 466-foot Le Soléal.
—Kate Crockett, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2023
The dreamy, black-and-white footage continues with Crash nonchalantly chomping from an apple before a purchase exchange with the cashier (played by his pal, Ryan Richter).
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
The footage shows skiers nonchalantly turning back and forth across a groomed trail when a bruin is seen loping across the slope on the left-hand side.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 14 Dec. 2023
Wearing a colorful sweater and a pair of Wellingtons, Annali nonchalantly led me and my driver, Elvis Hernández — who, having never seen the site, invited himself along — down a track to Cerro el Tigre.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
The orange snack first entered the current fashion consciousness in the January issue of Vogue, where one Florence Pugh wore a decadent butter yellow Loewe dress while holding a singular Cheeto in her left hand, with the same ineffable cool as Kate Moss used to nonchalantly hold a cigarette.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
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“Nonchalantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonchalantly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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