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Nonchalance is an English word with synonyms like indifference. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Nonchalance in a sentence

Nonchalance meaning

Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.

Synonyms of Nonchalance

unconcern indifference carefreeness

Using Nonchalance

  • The main meaning on this page is: Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.
  • Useful related words include: unconcern, indifference, carefreeness.
  • In the example corpus, nonchalance often appears in combinations such as: his nonchalance, nonchalance of, and nonchalance.

Context around Nonchalance

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Nonchalance

  • In this selection, "nonchalance" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, apparent, away, breezy, evident, reveals and toward stand out and add context to how "nonchalance" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a harvard nonchalance that let and at his nonchalance. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nonchalance" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nonchalance

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

In its uncompromising nonchalance, it recalled the late, great Dean Yisa Sofoluwe. (12 words)

This nonchalance reveals how central whiteness is to our understanding of national security. (13 words)

Seeing his nonchalance about cost and schedule overruns, I walked out of the meeting. (14 words)

This shabby nonchalance was the epitome of British cool, as modelled on the bag's most aspirational fans, style icons like Alexa Chung, Sienna Miller and, most notably, Kate Moss, who seemed to have one in every shade, from turquoise to black to beige. (44 words)

But like “The Mandalorian,” “The Book of Boba Fett” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi” — all cocreated by Filoni and Jon Favreau — “Ahsoka,” and the larger “Star Wars” biosphere, is still striving to balance the breezy nonchalance of 1977 alongside decades of legacy. (41 words)

The apparent nonchalance shown by Japanese, Mullane said, has left comedians searching for a “better idea to expand upon and make fun of” than some of the most cliched themes of Western comedy, such as politics, religion and race. (39 words)

Could it be that now there's an urge to emulate the cool-guy, pared-back nonchalance of our favourite famous fellows? (22 words)

Example sentences (20)

As words are stripped away, nonchalance also fades, leaving in its wake something hotter and raw.

But like “The Mandalorian,” “The Book of Boba Fett” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi” — all cocreated by Filoni and Jon Favreau — “Ahsoka,” and the larger “Star Wars” biosphere, is still striving to balance the breezy nonchalance of 1977 alongside decades of legacy.

Government’s seeming nonchalance to their demands forced them to begin an action, which sees them come to the Finance Ministry between 10:00am and 11:00am each day to press them home.

Most striking was his nonchalance, evident from the first ball that he fleeced down the ground for a four off speedster Gerald Coetzee.

This shabby nonchalance was the epitome of British cool, as modelled on the bag's most aspirational fans, style icons like Alexa Chung, Sienna Miller and, most notably, Kate Moss, who seemed to have one in every shade, from turquoise to black to beige.

In its uncompromising nonchalance, it recalled the late, great Dean Yisa Sofoluwe.

I can process the ambiguity of my memory: the coexistence of panic and nonchalance, both of which are reasonable reactions to danger.

Our current mayor’s apparent nonchalance about this leaves Philly living in the hypocritical shadows of our past, bound by the guilt and shame that come from killing our own civilians.

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They are the shining hope of a Harvard nonchalance that (let’s be honest) is preserved for those who know that their Dad’s job is waiting for them at the end of the road.

This nonchalance and bravado in the face of possible danger imply that he wasn’t a man who shunned circumstances in which slight odds were stacked against him.

This nonchalance reveals how central whiteness is to our understanding of national security.

When the Manson Family murderers confront Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s big finale, they’re surprised at his nonchalance.

Could it be that now there's an urge to emulate the cool-guy, pared-back nonchalance of our favourite famous fellows?

Its absence alone explains the astonishing nonchalance with which 17.4 million people took the risk of leaving the EU.

Seeing his nonchalance about cost and schedule overruns, I walked out of the meeting.

Fast forward 25 years later, I am stunned by news of mass shootings, home grown terrorism, lynchings, kidnapping, prejudice and nonchalance toward the everyday battle that people of color experience in America.

The apparent nonchalance shown by Japanese, Mullane said, has left comedians searching for a “better idea to expand upon and make fun of” than some of the most cliched themes of Western comedy, such as politics, religion and race.

Castiglione states that had he followed Tuscan usage in his book, his description of sprezzatura would appear hypocritical, in that his effort would be seen without a sense of nonchalance (Courtier 71).

He wrote, "I just felt suddenly conscious of the long way I had to go before I could break into the magic atmosphere in which he moved and breathed with such nonchalance".

The Count advocates the courtier engage in sprezzatura, or this “certain nonchalance”, in all the activities he participates in, especially speech.

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Common combinations with nonchalance

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nonchalance" in a sentence?
An example: "As words are stripped away, nonchalance also fades, leaving in its wake something hotter and raw." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "nonchalance" from authentic English texts.
What does "nonchalance" mean?
Nonchalance means: Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.
What are synonyms of "nonchalance"?
Common synonyms of "nonchalance" include: unconcern, indifference, carefreeness.
How many example sentences with "nonchalance" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "nonchalance", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.