Carelessly

//ˈkɛɹləsli//

"Carelessly" in a Sentence (13 examples)

Science can be dangerous when applied carelessly.

If you drive carelessly, you will miss your turn.

I carelessly dropped a vase.

This tool, if used carelessly, can be very dangerous.

I carelessly allowed the door to stand open.

I carelessly deleted your e-mail address and had to ask Russell in New Zealand for it.

The young girl laughed carelessly.

Some books, if read carelessly, will do more harm than good.

The barn door had been carelessly left unlatched.

He put his things carelessly in the drawer.

The papers were carelessly strewn on the table.

Let us try to imagine the qualms of some Fifth Avenue florist if he could but see so many potential boutonnières, at a dollar apiece, so carelessly heaped up in baskets, lining the dingy pavement.

Distracted by the salesperson, he carelessly read the contract.

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