How to Use nonchalant in a Sentence

nonchalant

adjective

• The team may have been somewhat nonchalant at the beginning of the season, but they now know that they need to work hard.
• She faced the crowd with the nonchalant ease of an experienced speaker.
• He was surprisingly nonchalant about winning the award.
• The nonchalant Williams even took the last two bizarre plays in stride.
  — Broderick Turner, latimes.com, 9 Dec. 2017
• Call it the most nonchalant Parisian way to make an entrance at a fashion show.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2019
• The alum finished the look with her hair in a chic though nonchalant top bun and minimal makeup.
  — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Jan. 2020
• When asked about his plans for the premiere, Hill was nonchalant.
  — Jamie Lauren Keiles, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022
• At first, the couple was nonchalant about the graffiti, but the tags came to feel special as the years passed.
  — Diana Budds, Curbed, 17 May 2022
• Many of those who have stayed appear nonchalant about the prospect of Russian rule.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2022
• Keep in mind that outfit planning is both key and nonchalant.
  — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2018
• Many voters in the three precincts, and even canvassers, seemed to take a nonchalant stance to this year’s midterm races.
  — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
• Emily marches into the room and plops herself on the couch in a nonchalant fashion.
  — Kristin Vartan, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• Sometimes, though, the passion can revert to a nonchalant display that costs him on the field.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 July 2019
• Jim is nonchalant about getting up on the roof each year to put the lights in place, but Linda not so much.
  — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 18 Dec. 2020
• For fall, classics get cool with nonchalant attitude and a bit of craft.
  — Sharon Graubard, courant.com, 15 Aug. 2019
• In a statement to Page Six, the artist seemed nonchalant about the incident.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
• Throughout the whole video this little guy seems nonchalant about his thieving ways.
  — Rebecca Shinners, Country Living, 27 Oct. 2015
• This nonchalant carrier wears like a piece of clothing and fills up just like a backpack.
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Oct. 1999
• Also consider styling it with sneakers and rolling up the sleeves to give the shirt a more relaxed, nonchalant feel.
  — Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com, 8 May 2022
• Williams-Jeter was a bit taken aback by her friends’ nonchalant tone.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2022
• To the lofty comparisons, Branch just responds with a nonchalant laugh.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• Cher is probably one of the most nonchalant divas to ever be given the title.
  — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2017
• The thing that concerned me most was his nonchalant attitude about what transpired.
  — Josephine Yurcaba, Teen Vogue, 28 Aug. 2018
• Don't let the nonchalant vibe fool you into thinking no big names have graced the stage, however.
  — Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 28 Feb. 2018
• Hemsworth is just so impossibly nonchalant through the whole scene.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 31 May 2017
• The films aren’t unique in glorifying nonchalant killing.
  — WSJ, 29 Mar. 2023
• My parents, while nonchalant about rules, drew the line at uninsured motorists.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2023
• He’s managed to hit his style stride—gamely dressing up for the step and repeat, but in his own nonchalant way.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2022
• Her response would be to flip a nonchalant middle finger and continue on her way.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 9 Mar. 2020
• As appealing as its easy-going melody and nonchalant bassline are to the ear, the song is missing the crescendo its lyrics demand.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 July 2021

Last Updated: 28 Apr 2024