incautious

Example Sentences

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We’re a long way from those incautious days.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Even the animals are distinctive—especially Kōkī, the pet parrot who acts like a Shakespearean fool, squawking incautious truths to Tongan authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

He delighted in being candid, blunt, deliberately provocative and incautious.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2022

It’s difficult to think of a precedent for such a display of raw, intimate and incautious anger, especially at an event known for its glamorous but choreographed formality.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2022

Nina knew she was being incautious, but she couldn’t get the image of those white rooms out of her head.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo