careless
Example Sentences
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They deny, however, that the MP was ever careless with the draft: "The speech never left Rob's office. The idea that it was left lying around somewhere is untrue."
From BBC
What the panel said: "Bueno turns back into Ndiaye who does not make any contact on the ball. The contact made is careless and the panel felt that a penalty should have been awarded."
From BBC
Zahawi called his mistakes careless, but it brought his ministerial career to an ignominious end.
From BBC
That was the type of person he was, the type to be so incredibly careless that he couldn’t be bothered to look properly at the things right in front of him.
From Literature
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That was the type of person he was, the type to be so incredibly careless that he couldn’t be bothered to look properly at the things right in front of him.
From Literature
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