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How to use the word cavalier in a Sentence?

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Why am I the right guy? I can't be bought, that wasn't to be cavalier, that wasn't to say I can do this. No, it was to show the world, it was to show the people that I can't be bought, and I'm here to put America first.

Max Miller

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I was heartbroken to learn of the tragic incident on the Rust film set, having personally used a similar revolver on film sets, I know there is no space to be cavalier with these firearms. They are not props ; they are deadly weapons regardless of the context of use.

Cliff Pirtle

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I am so disappointed, particularly, some Republican governors have been so cavalier, with the health of these kids, so cavalier with the health of our communities.

President Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The danger is that this cavalier approach to rules is becoming corrosive to that most precious commodity for any government — public trust.

The Sun

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Should we have the Games ? Yes, we should. Can we have them safely and secure ? I believe we can, i'm not cavalier about that. But I do think there are systems that are now tried and tested. We know so much more about these systems than we did a year ago.

World Athletics

Found on CNN
2 years ago

You can't be cavalier with this stuff. Their reputations are on the line and when something comes up like,' We offered Lujan Grisham something and Lujan Grisham didn't take it,' it puts a bad light on Lujan Grisham and on other candidates.

Raul Grijalva of Arizona

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Pardon me for seeming somewhat cavalier about it, but were talking about an impeachment trial. Nothing we do as senators will be more important.

Richard Blumenthal

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

In the public, the tide has completely changed; it could change now - who knows - but right now after seeing the complaint and the IG (Inspector General) report and the cavalier attitude the administration had towards it, the American people are coming to a different decision.

Nancy Pelosi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

To some extent I'm still nervous. I think we live in a time where sort of normal decency and normal rules don't seem to apply, and people can be quite vicious, so I'm not cavalier about our situation. ... We try to proceed at each step cautiously while at the same time doing what we have to do.

Scott Allen

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Super Bowl I's how cavalier both CBS and NBC were about it, now, the last eight Super Bowls are the eight most watched programs in the history of American television.

Gerald Eskenazi

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The news of a possible foreign stingray near the White House is of particular concern giving reports that the President isn't even using a secure phone to protect his calls, the cavalier attitude toward our national security appears to be coming from the top down. It is high time for the FCC and this administration to act immediately to protect American national security.

Ron Wyden

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We work with a lot of survivors with Moms Demand Action, and I can’t imagine how they must’ve felt seeing a cavalier, kind of playful tone taken with guns.

Page Rast

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Giving out Ambien or Provigil sleep aids 'like candy' as alleged is still dangerous and irresponsible because these drugs have notorious side effects, you really don't want to be cavalier about it. These drugs are prescription for a reason -- not the same as an over-the-counter drug.

Art Caplan

Found on CNN
6 years ago

It was extreme, in my view, because of the cavalier attitude, the way this cop acted, this is outrageous.

John Paff

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

It concerns me greatly that this President, after criticizing so many others about leaking potentially classified information should be discussing things that may very well be classified in such a cavalier fashion.

Adam Schiff

Found on CNN
7 years ago

There are a lot of negative stereotypes associated with chiropractors, i’ve had chiropractor colleagues who have worked on me who are good and judicious. But, unfortunately, there are those who are cavalier.

Noel Lozares

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

We like to consider ourselves responsible gun owners, but it wasn't always like that with me. I've had guns. I was raised in Louisiana, Lake Charles. My father had a gun, he carried it around in a glove box. One time somebody cut him off. He jumped out of the car, grabbed his gun, ran up to the window. The guy looked at him, flipped out his badge, and said, 'Red, if you don't put that gun away, you're going to jail. Get back in your car.' That was it. How cavalier was that?

Lonnie Phillips

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Cavalier analogies to the Holocaust are unacceptable. Mike Huckabee must apologize to the Jewish community and to the American people for this grossly irresponsible statement.

Wasserman Schultz

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When anyone diminishes an unborn child, we are all hurt, irreversibly so. When an organization monetizes an unborn child -- and with the cavalier attitude portrayed in this horrific video -- we must all act.

John Boehner

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Don’t be cavalier about paying the money back, that kind of attitude could ruin the relationship.

Mike McKeever

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We all grieve when any innocent life is taken. We don't take this work lightly. And I know that each and every one of you understand the magnitude of what we do and the stakes involved and these aren't abstractions and we're not cavalier about what we do.

President Obama

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We all bleed when we lose an American life, we all grieve when any innocent life is taken. We don't take this work lightly. And I know that each and every one of you understand the magnitude of what we do and the stakes involved and these aren't abstractions and we're not cavalier about what we do.

President Obama

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We're not being too cavalier: some leveraged companies are going to die, and we're trying to pick our spots carefully.

Jayme Wiggins

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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