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Meanings of nonchalant manner in English

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Usage of nonchalant manner in English
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He sat opposite to me, and lit a cigarette in his old, nonchalant manner.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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His nonchalant manner couldn't disguise his fear of her.
Bundori
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He came up to Christophe in a nonchalant manner.
Jean-Christophe in Paris: The Market-Place, Antoinette, the Hous...
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During this he was smoking a cigar, and behaving himself in a careless nonchalant manner.
A Source Book of Australian History
5
Alson Jarvis had hidden the hurts of his schoolmates' recent slights under a nonchalant manner.
Stories Worth Rereading
6
Gyp took all these caresses in a very nonchalant manner, only snorting and pawing in reply.
Capitola the Madcap
7
Tanya waved one hand in a nonchalant manner.
Beyond The Frontier: Steadfast
8
Read the following selection in a nonchalant manner, never pausing to think what the words really mean.
The Art of Public Speaking
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He carried himself in that kind of nonchalant manner which is not only insular but almost insolent.
Tales of Chinatown
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Naturally the garage man was somewhat perturbed at this nonchalant manner of getting acquainted with a Ford.
Casey Ryan
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The philosophical tall soldier measured a sandwich of cracker and pork and swallowed it in a nonchalant manner.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
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Assuming the nonchalant manner of the loafer whose garb he wore, Lecoq took his stand beside his colleague.
Monsieur Lecoq, v. 1
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His first step was to light his pipe in the most nonchalant manner, and then he burst out laughing.
He Fell in Love with His Wife
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The "Fable for Critics" is written in an easy, nonchalant manner, which helps to mitigate its severity.
Cambridge Sketches
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Clancey's nonchalant manner changed instantaneously.
War-time Silhouettes
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He looked at me in a nonchalant manner, and answered, "That's all right, we take anything over here."
"Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went / Together with ...
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