adjective
careless
CEFR B1
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
In a sentence
Six example sentences with careless, each labelled with its topic.
One careless keystroke sent the sealed filing to the wrong distribution list, and the clerk reported it immediately.
Law
A careless minute at the stove turns a caramel bitter, and no amount of cream will bring it back.
Cooking
Careless warmups cost him a season, since a cold hamstring tore during a sprint he had done hundreds of times.
Fitness
Three careless passes in the final minute handed the visitors easy layups and turned a comfortable lead into a loss.
Basketball
Fitzgerald calls Tom and Daisy careless people who smash things up and then retreat into their money.
Literature
One careless click sent the trade with an extra zero, and the desk spent the afternoon unwinding it.
Finance
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