incautiousness

Example Sentences

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Of faithfulness I have no doubt, for I know that you are a noble, but inexperience I fear, and incautiousness.

From On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Yet let us not, therefore, blame the inherent love of facts, but 198 the incautiousness of their selection, and impertinence of their statement.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by Ruskin, John

This he did with a wild incautiousness, the patience of the true scout overcome by his anxiety to do what he intended as soon as possible.

From The Secret Battle by Herbert, A. P.

We lay till late at night by our small camp fire, and watched the terribly-beautiful scene, regretting our incautiousness or neglect, which had entailed such fearful destruction.

From The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier by Various

With the incautiousness of youth he openly avowed his royalist opinions in the cafe which he frequented.

From Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers by Smiles, Samuel