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.
  • To be so nonchalant about that.
    — Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Is this the most nonchalant big play of the high school season so far?
    — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The nonchalant Williams even took the last two bizarre plays in stride.
    — Broderick Turner, latimes.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Meanwhile, the rest of his look was rather, well, nonchalant.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The drape of the dress is just nonchalant enough and can meet any carpet-pile height with aplomb!
    — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Keep in mind that outfit planning is both key and nonchalant.
    — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2018
  • When asked about his plans for the premiere, Hill was nonchalant.
    — Jamie Lauren Keiles, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Williams-Jeter was a bit taken aback by her friends’ nonchalant tone.
    — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2022
  • Ray fluctuates more, is nonchalant about a few things, which drives me nuts.
    — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Who can look the most nonchalant, the most sober and yet the most elevated?
    — Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Call it the most nonchalant Parisian way to make an entrance at a fashion show.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2019
  • Why not play into the nonchalant, unbothered tone of the song with luxe fur or faux fur coats?
    — Danielle Gilliard, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025
  • For fall, classics get cool with nonchalant attitude and a bit of craft.
    — Sharon Graubard, courant.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Many of those who have stayed appear nonchalant about the prospect of Russian rule.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2022
  • For You Page, the goal is to appear nonchalant.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • But like many nonchalant and strike-hardened Parisians, Salazar doesn’t mind.
    — Elaine Ganley, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • She was chilled, nonchalant almost.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • Sometimes, though, the passion can revert to a nonchalant display that costs him on the field.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 July 2019
  • 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
  • In fact, Hope’s own nonchalant attitude inspired her to share the truth.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
  • Emily marches into the room and plops herself on the couch in a nonchalant fashion.
    — Kristin Vartan, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • To the lofty comparisons, Branch just responds with a nonchalant laugh.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • No wonder Trump is nonchalant about shutdown.
    — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

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