careful
Example Sentences
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Business analyst Shearer says he has to be more careful with his gas budget.
From Los Angeles Times
She walked out into the water slowly, one careful step at a time, and stretched her nose to touch the finger the boy was holding out, as if they were old friends.
From Literature
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He said although the crash resulted from "pedal confusion", Jackson's driving fell "far below the standard expected of a competent and careful driver".
From BBC
So we have to be careful, and also think of how to build different kinds of systems.
From Salon
"If we lose one of those then it's obviously a big problem. So we've got to be very careful on how we use the batteries," he said.
From BBC
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