Few can imagine such apparent nonchalance from people who know they are shortly about to die, let alone undertake such a callous act. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
There's a certain nonchalance that people kind of. From Wordnik.com. [Kelly Maher: Enthusiasm Gap? Colorado's Would-Be Governor Laments Lack of Crowds (VIDEO)] Reference
Gene Taylor used to be my Rep.; always thought he was a decent guy for a Conservadem but his nonchalance is sickening. From Wordnik.com. [Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Ninety Days of Hell from Decades of Neglect] Reference
Her nonchalance was a pose she'd affected to hide her despair. From Wordnik.com. [Where There's Smoke]
Schooling her expression into nonchalance, she turned toward him. From Wordnik.com. [A Hellion in Her Bed] Reference
I now realize that my nonchalance was a privilege because, as with most things, my mom was right. From Wordnik.com. [Global Feminism in the News: Women & Clothing « Gender Across Borders] Reference
As it is, Bone’s attraction to Thorn meets only humor and nonchalance from the other characters. From Wordnik.com. [The Vivisection of Bone, Part 1: Romancing the Bone] Reference
Stefanie – my son specialises in nonchalance!. From Wordnik.com. [A Bit of a Grumble « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
She couldn't fake the kind of nonchalance she's got right now. From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Fate]
Easy "nonchalance", "lightness and charm" are often referred to here as attractive qualities – and as forms of self-defence. From Wordnik.com. [The Empty Family by Colm Tóibín – Review] Reference
She says “Perhaps so” with the kind of nonchalance someone might respond with when asked if one wants to go to the movies this weekend. From Wordnik.com. [Palin Casually Speaks of War with a Nuclear Armed Russia] Reference
We're joking of course here readers - what you have in fact just witnessed is 'nonchalance'. From Wordnik.com. [Popjustice: Daily Pop Briefing]
Josie tripped up the steps, assuming a kind of nonchalance as she calmly viewed the loafing boarders. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman] Reference
"Where?" inquired the Vicomte d'Audierne, with that pleasant nonchalance which is so aggravating to the People. From Wordnik.com. [The Slave of the Lamp] Reference
I recalled her nonchalance about money. From Wordnik.com. [Monster Truck] Reference
Madeline, who accepted it with perfect nonchalance. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
His perfect nonchalance was irresistibly convincing. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873] Reference
His nonchalance was rooted in back-channel diplomacy. From Wordnik.com. [Seeking Haven In Iran] Reference
While they feigned nonchalance, the anxiety was palpable. From Wordnik.com. [Comeback Kid, Take Two?] Reference
It's experience, not nonchalance, that informs his speech. From Wordnik.com. [Kids With Causes] Reference
Joe courted the same illusion of nonchalance off the field. From Wordnik.com. [The Dimaggio Nobody Knew] Reference
She sat down beside him on the divan with a haughty nonchalance. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
With his characteristic nonchalance he said, "Go ahead if you want to.". From Wordnik.com. [A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872] Reference
"I should like to see that," and then left him, with superb nonchalance. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She put on a splendid nonchalance, as if it were none of their business. From Wordnik.com. [The Coast of Chance] Reference
He started at that, but put on nonchalance, and said he was at her service. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866] Reference
The Upper preceding Joe Mauser flicked his swagger stick in an easy nonchalance. From Wordnik.com. [Mercenary] Reference
She was struggling for nonchalance, for poise, at this worst blow, so unexpected. From Wordnik.com. [The Coast of Chance] Reference
Figley's manly nonchalance is not unusual among the enlisted men of the Second Brigade. From Wordnik.com. [Fear At The Front] Reference
He averted his eyes, feigning nonchalance, but instead, he looked stricken with guilt. From Wordnik.com. [Road-trip] Reference
Carter, who was in on the sting operation, feigned nonchalance and told her not to worry. From Wordnik.com. [Inside The Mind Of A Spy] Reference
Though his body barely moved, he let his shoulder drop away in a poor attempt at nonchalance. From Wordnik.com. [Librarian's Holiday] Reference
"I'll have the roast duck with the mango salsa," he tells the waiter with studied nonchalance. From Wordnik.com. [Caveman Chic] Reference
(It's surprising to hear this kind of nonchalance from Fox, considering it's owned by News Corp. From Wordnik.com. [DailyFinance] Reference
He delivered his answer with all the nonchalance of a man dropping a burnt match in an ash tray. From Wordnik.com. [Damned If You Don't] Reference
There was an odd, suppressed excitement; the nonchalance of his manner was unquestionably assumed. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
And Rosemary, waylaying her brother with carefully planned nonchalance, fared no more successfully. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
But it also comes from the surprising nonchalance so many households have shown about this slowdown. From Wordnik.com. [Betting On A Recovery] Reference
Weld affects a prep-school nonchalance, which allows him to seem aloof while his campaign rakes in contributions from state contractors. From Wordnik.com. [Now, The Volvo Republicans] Reference
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