laisser-aller
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of laisser-aller
Literally, “to allow to go”
Example Sentences
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How had we never remembered all we had heard of her love of laisser-aller, her taste for adventure, her delight in travelling, when she could, unattended and incognita?
From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida
That laisser-aller policy of his threatens to land us in serious difficulties.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas
This in spite of the alleged tendency in what is commonly known as a relaxing climate toward laisser-aller.
From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
You have never before had that laisser-aller of a writer which shows the hidden strength.'
From Women in the Life of Balzac by Floyd, Juanita Helm
With the "laisser-aller" of a tired man, he trusted to his luck, which had so far served him well.
From Maitre Cornelius by Balzac, Honoré de
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