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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Perched nonchalantly on a nearby roof, Terry seems to relish every moment of the tense encounter, staring right back without flinching.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Captured in the early morning, the video shows the woman entering her kitchen to find her partner staring at a grey cat, which is nonchalantly eating from a bowl on the floor.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
In just the seventh game of his young career, a May 30 matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays, Clarke scaled the center-field wall of the Rogers Center and nonchalantly caught a 407-foot, 103-mph blast off the bat of Alejandro Kirk.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
In it, the poet is seated nonchalantly, with a moth or butterfly appearing to have landed on his outstretched finger.
—Trevin Corsiglia, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Captured in the early morning, the video shows the woman entering her kitchen to find her partner staring at a grey cat, which is nonchalantly eating from a bowl on the floor.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
In just the seventh game of his young career, a May 30 matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays, Clarke scaled the center-field wall of the Rogers Center and nonchalantly caught a 407-foot, 103-mph blast off the bat of Alejandro Kirk.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
In it, the poet is seated nonchalantly, with a moth or butterfly appearing to have landed on his outstretched finger.
—Trevin Corsiglia, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonchalantly
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“Nonchalantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonchalantly. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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