How to Use cavalier in a Sentence

cavalier

adjective
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  • He has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others.
  • They are too cavalier in their treatment of others.
  • She has a cavalier attitude about spending money.
  • This is all about the cavalier panache of the lone rapscallion.
    — Chuck Klosterman, Esquire, 29 Jan. 2007
  • In this movie, the use of Auschwitz feels utterly cavalier.
    — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 26 May 2016
  • To some on Wall Street, the strategy comes off as cavalier.
    — Sharon Terlep, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2016
  • Yeah, the banks seem remarkably cavalier about all of this.
    — Jessica Royassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The show was all very cavalier, which made every song seem somehow wilder.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The cavalier grandee is indifferent to the workman’s fate and even, in a scene of comedic splendor, visits a lawyer in the hope of suing him.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
  • Was the main character, Will James, leader of the three-man team, reckless and cavalier with his men's safety?
    — Brian Mockenhaupt, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2010
  • Please, even if Burrow struck you as being a bit cavalier, don’t shoot the messenger.
    — Jarrett Bell, The Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2022
  • So perhaps Jamie Muller shouldn't have been skiing near it in the Swiss Alps in the first place, and his cavalier attitude about the whole things is a little grating.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 12 May 2017
  • The discussion might have sounded ad hoc to an outsider, but there was nothing cavalier about it.
    — Siddhartha Mukherjee, New York Times, 12 May 2016
  • Fowler-Nicolosi has been a little too cavalier with some of his throws, which explain why the Rams lead the nation in interceptions (15).
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Second, Yoo and Zubrin are far too cavalier about the prospects of Russian escalation.
    — Daniel Depetris, National Review, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Notre Dame should be able to score at will against this Virginia defense that is awfully cavalier about getting stops.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021
  • And some players, such as Brady, treated those rules with a cavalier attitude.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Though never abusive in any way, my remarks were often cavalier and thoughtless, and for this I am humbled.
    — Russell Simmons, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2017
  • The Bucks later deleted the tweet, but their cavalier approach reflected that of Allen, who grinned and laughed at fans in the Fiserv Forum stands as he was escorted off the court.
    — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 22 Jan. 2022
  • Cuteness, which is arguably why dogs like pugs, French bulldogs, cavalier King Charles spaniels, and English bulldogs are bred to have flat faces, is one problem.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Cancer June 21-July 22 A cavalier attitude could come back to bite you at any moment.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2023
  • Furthermore, Carrie is angry at how cavalier Seema is acting about the whole thing.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021
  • And men have this cavalier attitude about health issues.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • And Derek Klena as cavalier hunk and all-around ragamuffin Dmitry.
    — Diana Bruk, Seventeen, 30 Aug. 2016
  • Even more striking was the disconnect between Mr. Trump’s cavalier approach toward wearing a mask to guard against the virus and the broad support to mandate the practice in public.
    — Jonathan Martin, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2020
  • To me, the email was about a group of people in an email obviously thinking they would never be caught, and that just means people are cavalier about trading insults.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Walker questioned the state’s cavalier attitude about the crash and the adequacy of its response.
    — John Haughey, Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Nico has grown concerned that Leighann may be cheating on him, and her cavalier attitude is doing nothing to ease his worries.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Carr said too many young people have adopted a cavalier attitude about having and using guns.
    — Amy Yurkanin | , al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • At the same time, as with movie screenings, the vagaries of availability are subject to the cavalier whims of scheduling, as well as to the uncontrollable fortunes of business.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2016

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