careful

Example Sentences

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Healthy bones depend on a careful balance between these two activities.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

She was precise and firm but careful — as she pressed on the outside corner of my eye, I felt tension draining down the side of my cheek and neck.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

"I've always had to be careful what I spend and how I spend it. The cost of living got so high, it's a struggle," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

And while students should be careful not to overborrow relative to the income they expect to earn after graduating, he said, “there is nothing wrong with limited amounts of debt.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

You wanted to be real careful where you stepped.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck