How to Use careful in a Sentence

careful

adjective

• They produced a careful study of the building.
• Be careful! The stove is hot!
• The police were careful to leave the room exactly as they found it.
• She was careful of their feelings.
• You can never be too careful about these things.
• He is a careful driver.
• Police made a careful examination of the scene.
• To do this, use a piece of ice or an ice pack to freeze the stained area, but be careful not to get the stain wet.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
• Kevin Allen briefed reporters at the scene and was careful to not use that term.
  — The Oregonian, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
• So their whole thing is just be careful, don't get hurt.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• The sound team also had to be careful not to pick up snoring.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
• Cut the corners at an angle, careful not to cut the stitching.
  — Lacey Howard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• But these aren’t the only products parents are warned to be careful with.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2023
• But Betts also was careful to say this was a business trip.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
• The Hoosiers aren’t careful or sharp enough with the ball, their turnover rate in Big Ten play second-worst among 14 conference teams.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
• There were mass graves everywhere, landmines that we were taught about in school to be careful.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2024
• Just be careful to follow the rules set out by campus housing.
  — Frank Rojas Erik Carter, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
• How to Buy a Home With careful research and determination, the keys to that dream house can be yours.
  — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2024
• Just be careful with the nasal spray Afrin (oxymetazoline), which should be used for a maximum of three days.
  — Andrea Michelson, Verywell Health, 13 Oct. 2023
• This is a painstaking process that involves careful study of how the actor uses his face, as well as how to blend the edges of the prosthetics.
  — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
• Next, pat each egg dry with a paper towel, but be careful not to rub or wipe the egg's surface, as this might smear or remove the dye from the shell.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2024
• To attract the viewers the network wanted, the show had to perform a careful balancing act.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2023
• The Chiefs had been mostly careful with the ball throughout the postseason, but with the 49ers on their heels after the long completion, Pacheco gave it away.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
• The scene is enacted with a careful balance of poignancy and humor.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• But still, residents need to be careful during the extreme heat event.
  — oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2023
• Place meat slices, mushroom slices, onion slices, and green onion pieces in marinade and turn gently to coat, being careful not to break up meat.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2023
• The team has been very careful with his inning count since returning from a flexor tendon surgery that sidelined him for the first half of the year.
  — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2023
• So the search for a bigger company to join has to be a careful one, which led Night School to turn away from potential partners over the years.
  — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 19 July 2023
• Dutton and her colleagues performed the same careful analysis for each part of the outcrop.
  — Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• As inspiring as browsing the nursery can be, be careful not to load up on an eclectic mix of new-to-you plants that won’t thrive in the garden.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024