be conscientious

Example Sentences

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Dolgoff: They need to wash their hands as frequently as possible and be conscientious about social distancing.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2022

So I’m trying to be conscientious of how I help or hurt the world.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2022

“There’s more to be conscientious about with respect to Indigenous people and how we’ve colonized this country,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2021

It makes sense that you want to be conscientious about how you speak about your feelings publicly, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be honest about your loss.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2018

I have tried to be conscientious, but we are all liable to error—we are are all fallible creatures, especially sextons.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old