Definition: 1. Not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes. 2. Resulting from a lack of attention and thought.
Use 'careless' in a sentence:
1. On March 13th, while on duty Charles McLaughlin, a very careless driver employed by the company Lummis was involved in another accident.
2. Some mothers were a bit careless with money.
3. When dad and I collected her from Kindy this afternoon, a boy had taken her book out of her locker and was being really careless with the pages.
4. A careless mistake cost the company millions of dollars.
5. A careless driver is a killer.
6. One careless move loses the whole game.
7. Don't be careless of your own safety!
8. A careless driver is a danger to the public.
9. She was careless and silent.
10. He seemed careless of his own safety.
11. Why was Jamila thought a careless girl?
12. I was known for being careless.
13. She had been inexcusably careless.
14. She is so careless that she past over some exam questions.
15. Careless drivers hazard passengers' lives as well as their own.
16. I'm angry with him for being careless in his work.
17. If you have time left, go over everything to make sure you haven't made any careless mistakes.
18. A careless driver is a danger to us all.
19. She gave a careless shrug.
20. She's careless about her hygiene.
21. He used to be careless about his speech.
22. He's a rather careless fellow.
23. The girl was kindhearted but careless.
24. Careless drivers hazard other people's lives as well as their own.
25. The character was obviously wrong but he didn't pick it out. It shows how careless he was.
26. The elephant was trying to keep up with the fast-moving crocodile in the water and became careless.
27. She used to be careless and forgetful.
28. Tom is a little careless, but he is otherwise quite suitable for the post.
29. She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group.
30. It was careless of me to leave the door open.
31. On the basis of the police report, the Lummis accident committee correctly determined that Mclaughlin had been quite careless.
32. You are always so careless.
33. "Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself."
34. He had shown himself careless of personal safety where the life of his colleagues might be at risk.
35. That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it?
36. He is careless about his work.
37. She complained of his carelessness.; She complained that he was careless.
38. With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball quickly on its way.
39. I am a careless owner, I am guilty, very sad!
40. They are dangerous only if programmers are careless.
41. I could have gained full marks, but I was too careless and made a spelling mistake.
42. Some parents are accused of being careless with their children's health.
43. Children can be careless about things like that, and he won't make a big fuss about it unless it becomes a regular thing.
44. Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.
45. It's your own fault for being careless.
46. He cursed himself for having been so careless.
47. Careless use of the clutch may damage the gears.
48. To be crude and careless is an extremely bad style of work.
49. I'm sorry. How careless of me.
50. One careless word could blow the whole deal.
51. They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.
52. He signed cheques with careless abandon.
53. It only takes one careless driver to cause an accident.
