nonchalantly

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Recent Examples of nonchalantly Okay, maybe he was just caught nonchalantly walking onto the ride. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026 Nashville then moved two goals clear in the 56th minute when Cristian Espinoza sent a pass across toward the near post and Surridge converted nonchalantly with a beautiful heel flick. — Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 One blueprint for aura farming comes courtesy of a viral video of a boy dancing nonchalantly on a race boat. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026 In his mesmerizing, rat-a-tat, expletive-riddled style, Evans nonchalantly recalls the almost unbelievable trajectory of his life, leaving the reader barely able to catch her breath. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonchalantly
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Adverb
  • According to Jewish tradition, worn out sacred texts can’t be casually discarded; instead, they are stored in a geniza, a repository usually located within a synagogue or buried at a Jewish cemetery.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Aryna Sabalenka casually displayed her massive engagement ring in a new Instagram carousel.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Here, light does not issue from the far end of the room, drawing us toward salvation, but is coolly diffused through side walls made of milky Plexiglas.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Nonchalantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonchalantly. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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