How to Use devil-may-care in a Sentence

devil-may-care

adjective
  • Its goofy, devil-may-care logic and rapid-fire comedy rarely translated to feature-length run times.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The cut offers an easy, devil-may-care vibe that looks great styled down (with a cami and black sneakers) and up (with a tuxedo shirt and heeled loafers).
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2026
  • And then there's a top-of-his-game Chevy Chase as a devil-may-care golfer and Bill Murray as a raffish groundskeeper.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • Stokes is set for the role of Ronnie Whitlock, who leads with an outlaw smile and a devil-may-care attitude, a fire burning within him.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 June 2026
  • That devil-may-care attitude on The Things Youi Kill extended to his film set in Turkey.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The cast approaches the picture with a delightfully devil-may-care sincerity, playing off of one another with a simple ease.
    — Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Call them the goth girls of the Golden Globes, oozing devil-may-care detachment and spicing up the glittering red carpet procession with a little bit of mystery.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Black Midi were known for their wild live shows, improvisational but generally aggressive riffs and devil-may-care attitude.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The show has always affected a devil-may-care attitude, but in previous seasons, less-wearying — not to say light or uplifting — moments came up as a result of the chemistry between the young ensemble.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
  • Deadline can reveal a first clip of of the film in which Gloria is first introduced to Saxberger, who is immediately hooked but will come to learn that her flamboyant appearance and devil-may-care front hides a darker side and reality.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Come 1995, Brosnan finally took the role for GoldenEye, bringing back the debonair, devil-may-care version of Bond — part superhero, part super agent.
    — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The square-jawed Iago Breschi, one of the most technically proficient classical dancers in San Diego, was in his element as the torero Escamillo, strutting with a devil-may-care swagger.
    — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Cherry plays Gary, a hapless, low-key type of guy who goes on a blind date, to avenge infidelity in his jaded long-term relationship, with the much younger, devil-may-care Ell, played by Borat breakout Maria Bakalova.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
  • When Gary Vernon began riding mountain bikes in Arkansas almost 40 years ago, there was very little infrastructure intended for riders without deep experience—or a devil-may-care attitude.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Can Sonny, with his devil-may-care savvy, get the best out of Joshua and the team’s car, designed by F1’s only female technical director, Kate McKenna (Kerry Condon)?
    — Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2025
  • As for angels with a devil-may-care attitude, this new Gucci is also represented by it girl Sydney Lynn Carlson and rapper Fakemink (who both walked in the show too) as well as photographer Nadia Lee Cohen and director Aidan Zamiri, the director of Charli XCX’s The Moment.
    — Sofia Viganò, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2026

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