She stands with her back against a table, nonchalant and smilingly defiant, unwilling to return to the music hall with her former partner, but pleasantly jocular in her refusal.
Krishna lit a nonchalant cig and flicked the match toward his dry, xeroscaped lawn.
And though she had reckoned on the probability that the opening of the fall season would bring her irate patron to terms, Persis experienced vast satisfaction in returning a nonchalant reply to the peremptory message.
His connection with the apple company made this seem almost certain, and yet it was inconceivable that Lena Hornblower should refer to his coming with such nonchalant certainty when she herself was in the dark.
These nonchalant Germans," said Henry on more than one occasion, "do nothing but sleep or drink.
And at the words she saw that Mr. Gilman, for all his assumed nonchalant spryness, almost trembled with pleasure.
And there was something in the strong girl's nonchalant and curt departure which woke a chord in Audrey's soul that had never been wakened before.
Their attitude toward the great Goethe, and his nonchalant polygamy toward them, is difficult for us to understand and approve.
Paris and his friend are in the most nonchalant of attitudes.
He managed theatres in Macon and Savannah, where he brought out the blithe Sir William Don; and one of the sprightliest episodes of his memoir is the chapter in which he describes that tall, elegant, nonchalant adventurer.
She submitted to be kissed, but offered no caress in return, and turned with a nonchalant air to examine the photographs on the mantelshelf, while Miss Bretherton escorted her mother to the door.
But Nancy only jerked the tea-tray, tossing her head the while in her most nonchalant fashion.
It is, indeed, strange to see the most nonchalant man in England called to the conduct of affairs at such a critical moment for the country.
Lady Cowper in spite of her subtle and delicate wit is both nonchalant and naive.
But Beaton had seen him, and Dryfoos, with a nonchalant nod to the young man, came forward.
I am very much frightened," he said, turning towards the delighted Ellen, who sprawled largely nonchalant upon her cushions.
Rincourt continued to preserve his cool aspect and nonchalant demeanour, though he was constantly on the alert, and gave his orders with precision.
Rincourt's nature was one of those which are apparently nonchalant and cold, fond of repose, and never appearing discomposed; he was of middle height, with a little embonpoint.
He studied the nonchalant Vittorio a moment in baffled bewilderment, then stepped forward without remark to take his turn.
Mr. Lane looked curiously from the angry girl to the nonchalant groom, who had resumed his work, and was softly whistling under his breath.
They settled themselves on a rustic bench, and Peter, possessing himself of her fan, slowly waved it to and fro in the nonchalant manner of Mr. Harry.
They looked at each other coolly, Mildred barely giving her a nonchalant nod, and then ignoring her altogether.
Alma, padding after her sister, and sloshing placidly through the puddles, in all the nonchalant confidence of sound rubbers.
By the way, reader, have you observed that a person who is exceptionally nonchalant with his inferiors, is never nonchalant with persons of a higher rank?
The "Fable for Critics" is written in an easy, nonchalant manner, which helps to mitigate its severity.
He stands leaning on his sabre in a dreamy, nonchalant attitude, as if he were in the centre of indifference and life had little interest for him.
There was a rather forceful sort of man appearing under the nonchalant David whom his friends had known for years.
Down the years came sauntering the nonchalant figure of David Kildare.
Then very calmly she resumed her nonchalant attitude in the front row of the schoolgirls.
She spit the words at him as she half yielded to his nonchalant embrace and half repulsed it.
The center of the whirl was Mr. Adolph Meyers, though he was safely functioning with power behind the throne occupied by Mr. Godfrey Vandeford's nonchalant and elegantly clad figure.
As it became plain that the prisoner at the bar was to be convicted the gentleman-gaoler gradually turned the edge of his axe toward Balmerino, whose manner was nonchalant and scornful.
Nonchalant yet watchful, indolent and yet alert, gracefully graceless, he watched me smilingly out of half-closed eyes; and then quietly fired the shot that brought me to.
The doctor at this hospital next day looked at my hand and said in a nonchalant way, “Looks as though you will lose it.
Leslie’s impassive features and nonchalant air of self-possession were very disturbing to her.
Leslie’s nonchalant greeting of the sophomore when Doris arrived in the gathering October dusk at the rendezvous.
He seemed to take it all for granted in a delightful, nonchalant way, so that the angry protest which had already started from Charlie's lips stopped in the middle.
She exploded this pointblank charge in Sylvia's face with nonchalant ease, and went on with another.
