Nonchalant

Return me to God, from whom I came.” It was piteous to hear; it was the same as saying, “You only want my life; take it and let me be at peace.” The Bishop stormed out again: “Once more I command you to—” Joan cut in with a nonchalant “Passez outre,” and Cauchon retired from the struggle; but he retired with some credit this time, for he offered a compromise, and Joan, always clearheaded, saw protection for herself in it and promptly and willingly accepted it.

I just got very cool and nonchalant.

“Have your breakfast, we’re going out when you’re dressed,” Iris says to Clara with a nonchalant bossiness she doesn’t quite feel.

He tried to sound nonchalant, “A good hotel, please.” The Supervisor was unimpressed, “They’re all good.

Questions and answers followed in a nonchalant manner that made Dantès indignant, for he felt that all the world should have for the poor abbé a love and respect equal to his own.

“Uh, you mind if I …” “I suppose.” She tried to sound nonchalant.

Then Green Boy, trying to appear nonchalant, turned and went into the store.

Already a nonchalant breed, silently emerging, appears on the streets, People’s lips salute only doers, lovers, satisfiers, positive knowers, There will shortly be no more priests, I say their work is done, Death is without emergencies here, but life is perpetual emergencies here, Are your body, days, manners, superb?

As crises deepened, Zeid drew detached, nonchalant.

In manner he was slow and, as it were, nonchalant, and at the same time studiously free and easy; he made efforts to conceal his self-importance, but it was apparent at every instant.

He scooted away with his body doubled over and his face contorted intentionally into a nonchalant, sociable smile in case anyone chanced to see him.