carelessness
Example Sentences
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“People are going to die because of carelessness.”
From Seattle Times
That ignores all that we did, through our carelessness and incompetence in the early years, to make the problem worse.
From Washington Post
“It’s time for the federal government to wake up and address the chaos that they caused — and in the meanwhile, we will fight tooth and nail to protect Texans from their carelessness.”
From Washington Times
The caution that has touched every household is the dread inspired by the Taliban soldiers who brandish their assault rifles and rockets with a calculated carelessness.
From New York Times
To do so twice looks an awful lot like carelessness.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.