adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
careless/dangerous driving
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She pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
so
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I suggest next time you pick up broken glass you try not to be so careless .
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The man so careless with rum and candles.
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Could Kevin's parents really be so careless that they would lose him twice?
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Soon he begins to get angry at the people involved in the incident for being so careless or so heartless.
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These people have become so careless .
■ NOUN
driving
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He was fined 300-pounds and given six penalty points for careless driving .
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Clearly, the difference between reckless driving and careless driving is one of degree.
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He was over the drink-drive limit and had a previous conviction for careless driving .
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A van driver involved in the accident has been charged with causing death by careless driving .
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Neighbour Martin Clarke, 31, has been charged with causing his death by careless driving .
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He pleaded guilty to careless driving in a letter to the court and was fined £300 and ordered to pay £20 costs.
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Consider careless driving in such circumstances. 5 &038; 6.
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A 31-year-old labourer was yesterday charged with causing the death of Mr Adams by careless driving after drinking excessively.
talk
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She thinks you don't want to spoil things with careless talk .
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One slide about careless talk and spies immediately provoked comments about an episode from Dad's Army.
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It used to be said in World War Two that careless talk cost lives.
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I don't want careless talk to destabilise the shares.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
it is kind/stupid/careless etc of sb (to do sth)
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But, it, it is kind of funny.
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So it is kind of coming home and a change of focus.
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The idea of it is kind of cute: This little Frank guy is trying to find candy.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Careless handling of pesticides causes dozens of accidents on farms every year.
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After a few weeks, he started getting careless about taking his medication.
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Don't be so careless .
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I made a few careless mistakes.
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Investigators are still not sure whether the damage was intentional or due to careless work.
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It was very careless of you to leave your purse lying on the desk.
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Katz argued that the police used too much force and were careless in making arrests.
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Keaton got careless and left fingerprints at the scene of the crime.
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Officials suspect that the fire was started by careless campers.
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Pryce accused the other driver of being careless and negligent.
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Some careless idiot forgot to lock the door and the dog got out.
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Terence has always been careless with his money.
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The building had been finished in a very careless way, with loose wires and unpainted ceilings.
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Witnesses say the argument started after a careless remark about the victim's wife.
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You say a few careless words to a neighbour and suddenly everyone knows about it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Every year, some careless motorists wind up blinded by acid.
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He was fined 300-pounds and given six penalty points for careless driving.
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Huy grabbed one of the torches and brought it closer, careless of the wax dripping on to the dead skin.
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I was too careless to really focus.
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It was a delightful, careless room, untidy and rather deficient in comfortable chairs.
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People just thought I was being careless .
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She snapped out careless retorts and soared in brief Puccinian reminiscences with equal ease.