How to Use thoughtless in a Sentence

thoughtless

adjective
  • But the thoughtless killing of one of their own seems to have been the last straw.
    Suhasini Raj and Kai Schultz, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Or some thoughtless commuter forced you to slam the brakes on the drive to work.
    Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The last thing a donor wants to see is a generic thoughtless thank-you email.
    Kalyan Varma, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The van looked as though a thoughtless giant had stepped on it.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The way to deal with thoughtless guests is to refrain from inviting them again.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Yet by then the head was bloodless in the dust, sightless, thoughtless, and beyond words.
    John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
  • Risky or even thoughtless behavior could land you in the ER.
    OregonLive.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Gone are the easy, thoughtless choices of hot vax summer.
    Gregory Barber, Wired, 8 Aug. 2021
  • No one ever stopped to think that this was boorish and thoughtless.
    Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022
  • And none of them are as thoughtless as Bradshaw often was.
    Ashley Lee Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune, 1 June 2021
  • Socks sometimes get a bad rap for being a thoughtless gift.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022
  • That’s not to say that the Blumarine collection was thoughtless.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The Democrats have been playing with fire for months like foolish, thoughtless kids playing with matches in the hayloft of a barn.
    John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • The time of the thoughtless free basket of French bread — at least the one that’s got as much flavor as an Office Depot — is over.
    Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 26 July 2022
  • In response to the Jets star’s thoughtless comments, Kimmel threatened to take Rodgers to court.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2024
  • When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
    NBC News, 10 June 2018
  • The group plans a trip together to see him, hoping to show him how his thoughtless remarks left scars.
    Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
  • The turnovers were almost ridiculous in terms of being thoughtless and sloppy.
    Rachel Keck, cleveland.com, 2 June 2017
  • The thoughtless gun violence that killed a young mother in June sent the even younger shooter to prison Friday for 30 years.
    Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Plenty of prior trade demands over the years have been selfish and thoughtless.
    Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Maybe Granny wants a break from her thoughtless progeny.
    Washington Post, 2 May 2022
  • So, people need to stop being so selfish and thoughtless.
    Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2020
  • The cut to the University of Alaska is thoughtless and anti-business.
    Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2019
  • My husband was so angry at me and accused me of being thoughtless, cold and hurtful to his parents.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2020
  • But these rules just deter the thoughtless passengers who try to board a flight in a Speedo or T-shirts with offensive slogans.
    Christopher Elliott, Dallas News, 21 June 2023
  • Presents that are more about the giver than the receiver are thoughtless; ones that criticize the receiver are rude.
    Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The film’s attitude toward the demimonde of Hong Kong sugar daddies and the models who pretend to love them boils down to a cheeky and rather thoughtless shrug.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 July 2023
  • If that wasn’t any indication of how the rest of the session evolved, then not sure what is because the young rapper gets into the studio and spits thoughtless lyrics on the track.
    Lauren Alvarez, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2018
  • How stupid and thoughtless can a sport, an organization and a player be?
    Michael Rand, Star Tribune, 28 Oct. 2020
  • And what could make this whole situation brighter than a thoughtless response?
    Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 4 July 2018

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