nonchalance
noun
non·cha·lance
ˌnän-shə-ˈlän(t)s 
ˌnän-shə-ˌlän(t)s,
-lən(t)s
: the quality or state of being nonchalant
She faced the crowd with the nonchalance of an experienced speaker.
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Examples of nonchalance in a Sentence
with their usual nonchalance they arrived at the wedding ceremony half an hour late
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Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024
Advertisement Throughout it all, as if battling to emerge from quicksand, Blanchett commits to Lilith’s fierce nonchalance.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Jennifer Taylor, who runs A Taylored Affair, has also identified a growing ideal of nonchalance among her younger clients.
—Rebecca Dolan, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2024
But her video in some ways illustrates the satisfaction, the nonchalance, and the pride that many Israelis—and certainly the Israeli military and political establishment—feel after the deaths of leading figures of the two non-state actors Israel has been fighting since Oct. 7.
—Mairav Zonszein, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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nonchalance
noun
non·cha·lance
ˌnän-shə-ˈlän(t)s
ˈnän-shə-ˌlän(t)s
: the quality or state of being nonchalant
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