How to Use cavalier in a Sentence
- He has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others.
- They are too cavalier in their treatment of others.
- She has a cavalier attitude about spending money.
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The show was all very cavalier, which made every song seem somehow wilder.
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Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2021
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This is all about the cavalier panache of the lone rapscallion.
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Chuck Klosterman,
Esquire,
29 Jan. 2007
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Stop this cavalier approach to our safety now.
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Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Too many cavalier passes, too many chances taken.
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Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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The Cavalier big man had nine blocks in the game, and four of them came on Boozer.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Mar. 2026
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The discussion might have sounded ad hoc to an outsider, but there was nothing cavalier about it.
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Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New York Times,
12 May 2016
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Please, even if Burrow struck you as being a bit cavalier, don’t shoot the messenger.
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Jarrett Bell,
The Enquirer,
7 Oct. 2022
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And some players, such as Brady, treated those rules with a cavalier attitude.
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Andrew Beaton,
WSJ,
6 Sep. 2021
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Thomas wins his argument not by trenchant critique but by cavalier fiat.
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Stephen Siegel,
The New Republic,
21 July 2023
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Carr said too many young people have adopted a cavalier attitude about having and using guns.
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Amy Yurkanin | ,
al,
26 Jan. 2023
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Students are cavalier about turning AI writing in to me.
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Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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Your coworkers are being too cavalier with their comments.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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England have tried the ultra-fast bowling attack and cavalier batting and neither worked, so what next?
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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Get stuck with a cavalier team of baggage handlers, and it can even get soaked in your favorite fragrance or antiaging serum.
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Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
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Cavalier spaniels, terriers, and basenjis are ideal breeds for small apartments.
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The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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Though never abusive in any way, my remarks were often cavalier and thoughtless, and for this I am humbled.
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Russell Simmons,
Billboard,
22 Nov. 2017
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His characters make cavalier deals with the proverbial devil, even as the costs become harder to ignore.
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Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The cavalier grandee is indifferent to the workman’s fate and even, in a scene of comedic splendor, visits a lawyer in the hope of suing him.
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Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2017
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Notre Dame should be able to score at will against this Virginia defense that is awfully cavalier about getting stops.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 Nov. 2021
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Two plays later, Bottiglieri found Cavalier 15-yards down field for the first touchdown.
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Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
26 Nov. 2025
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If Spurs were guilty of being too cavalier during Postecoglou’s time in charge, then this was the total opposite.
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Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Furthermore, Carrie is angry at how cavalier Seema is acting about the whole thing.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
23 Dec. 2021
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Nico has grown concerned that Leighann may be cheating on him, and her cavalier attitude is doing nothing to ease his worries.
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Olivia McCormack,
Washington Post,
1 Aug. 2022
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Was the main character, Will James, leader of the three-man team, reckless and cavalier with his men's safety?
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Brian Mockenhaupt,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2010
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For the first time in his career, his character's cavalier attitude towards death doesn't avoid it, but unleashes it.
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Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Esquire,
10 June 2017
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This cavalier approach masks an earlier struggle.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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When Celestine was born, a cavalier nurse spelled her last name incorrectly on her birth certificate.
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Brooklyn White,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2024
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Others noticed the Cavaliers’ success and plan to emulate it in their own ways.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Or about the Cavaliers’ inability to move the basketball against a staunch Knicks defense.
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Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Strus's injury puts pressure on Cavaliers' free-agent pursuit Cleveland is among the teams vying for free agent Malik Beasley.
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Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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And no team had rebounded from a 3-1 deficit in the championship round until LeBron’s Cavaliers.
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Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The filmmaker’s next project will be The Popinjay Cavalier on London’s West End.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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His rim protection, rebounding, and efficient scoring around the basket have been vital to the Cavaliers’ identity.
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Evan Dammarell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The smoke was only beginning to clear after arguably the worst, and certainly the most inexplicable, loss in Cavaliers’ history.
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Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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The new-look Cavaliers The first pick-and-roll James Harden and Jarrett Allen ever ran together might have told us something.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Other Knicks fans on Twitter also lamented the Cavaliers’ efforts to limit the purchasing power of traveling Knicks fans.
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Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
1 Dec. 2025
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Continue reading … SLAM DUNK — New York Knicks sweep Cavaliers to reach first NBA Finals since 1999.
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FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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