How to Use careless in a Sentence

careless

adjective

• She was careless with my things.
• It was a careless mistake.
• He is a careless worker.
• Some of the old careless cowboy Allen has leaked back in.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2022
• However, the Suns looked careless at both ends of the floor.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024
• But then, just like in Game 5, the Warriors got careless.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2022
• The Terps were careless trying to jam the ball in the middle of the field late in the third quarter and early in the fourth, but no matter.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2022
• But being hard on your gear isn’t the same as being careless with your gear.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Dec. 2023
• While the Ducks haven’t been careless with the ball, the tough Bruins defense will likely get the better of them here.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
• After starting the back nine with a careless bogey from the fairway, Scheffler missed the 11th green to the right and pitched to 7 feet.
  — Doug Ferguson, ajc, 11 Apr. 2022
• The error could be something small and careless, like a misspelled name.
  — Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022
• There are downsides to her carefree and careless approach to fame.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2022
• That latter idea hasn’t prevented the Suns from being careless with the ball.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
• Trailing, 18-13, midway through the first half, UWM was hurt by careless turnovers and cold shooting from deep.
  — Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2022
• Hopkins was careless with the football, holding it with just one hand.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2022
• Once upon a time, the start of each summer would compel a careless shopping spree.
  — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 25 June 2022
• The Raiders will look back at the multiple 17-point leads blown and careless penalties as the reason for missing the playoffs.
  — Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
• Utah was at times careless with the ball, turning it over 18 times, which Boston turned into 26 points.
  — Kyle Hightower, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024
• The careless penalties don’t include the blunder that led to Indiana State’s only points of the night.
  — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2023
• Saga’s jockey rode him to a fifth-place finish, and was slapped with a ban after for careless riding.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 24 June 2023
• Last minute or careless changes to your appearance could be a mistake.
  — Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
• On the other side of the exchanges, Musk’s friends came across in some cases as sycophantic, careless or both.
  — Jaimie Dingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2022
• Art is not required to be moral—and shouldn’t strive to be—but good art is never this careless in its conception.
  — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022
• Kentucky also was careless with the ball, turning it over twice in the final five minutes.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 16 Nov. 2022
• And the young politician was not free himself from race-baiting or the demeaning and careless use of racial insults.
  — Allen C. Guelzo, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
• On Tuesday, the jockey astride the couple’s horse Saga was slapped with a nine-day ban for careless riding in the Wolferton Stakes, where the duo finished fifth.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
• The Lakers started the game being careless with the basketball, giving it away 10 times.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• Burns insisted his studio would not do a speedy or careless deal.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022
• Humans, meanwhile, continue to be careless and set the world aflame.
  — New York Times, 3 Jan. 2022
• And urban parks have humans, some of whom are careless with their lunches (more squirrel food).
  — Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024