carelessness

Example Sentences

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No deliberate cruelty wounds this dreamy girl, only carelessness and the cataclysm of her mother’s death, which signals “the last day of childhood.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

It was a dismissal that encapsulated the carelessness that so often costs this England team.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

“We want to take immediate action against dangerous drivers before their carelessness leads to a deadly crash,” said Steve Gordon, director of the DMV.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

He said the files were accessed due to "carelessness", using passwords shared on messaging apps.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

I don’t want to look out the window, where all those cars are—cars that could have been in an accident because of my carelessness.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila