carelessness
Example Sentences
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I don’t want to look out the window, where all those cars are—cars that could have been in an accident because of my carelessness.
From Literature
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Had the ball struck the girl, he would almost certainly have been defaulted and seen another attempt at number 25 aborted by his own carelessness.
From BBC
Another attempt at a record 25th major title could have been aborted by his own carelessness.
From BBC
It’s not a smart thing to do, and it speaks to Robby’s current attitude of a certain amount of carelessness on his part.
From Los Angeles Times
It was a dismissal that encapsulated the carelessness that so often costs this England team.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.