careless
Example Sentences
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The director has made a habit of being careless with high-profile investigations.
From Salon
But worse was the fear that one of the others would prove as careless as he.
From Literature
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The fifth-placed Blues' collapse cost them the chance to move above Manchester United into fourth place, leaving Rosenior to rue their careless defending.
From Barron's
A man and a young woman climbed a ladder set into the wall, careless of the dizzying height, to the roof, where they began untying the longmas from their harnesses.
From Literature
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Yet if Arsenal's opener had come gifted-wrapped by United, the Gunners returned the favour with an even more careless blunder in the 37th minute.
From Barron's
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