incautiousness

Example Sentences

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This he did with a wild incautiousness, the patience of the true scout overcome by his anxiety to do what he intended as soon as possible.

From The Secret Battle by Herbert, A. P.

We lay till late at night by our small camp fire, and watched the terribly-beautiful scene, regretting our incautiousness or neglect, which had entailed such fearful destruction.

From The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier by Various

Giffard had been captured in a moment of incautiousness, but the sights and the wantonness had fired his blood and roused a spirit of retaliation.

From A Little Girl in Old Quebec by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

I well remember how, one day, through my incautiousness, I very nearly made the end of a St. Sebastian.

From Corea or Cho-sen The Land of the Morning Calm by Landor, Arnold Henry Savage

I warned Laura very seriously against any precipitate attempts, for I saw it was probable this incautiousness would increase, provided it were encouraged.

From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas