How do you use the word "carelessness" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "carelessness" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "carelessness": The possibility that the explosion was caused by carelessness cannot be ruled out. The failure is due to his carelessness.

Carelessness Meaning

/ˈkɛɹləsnəs/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounLack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

Sentence Examples

The possibility that the explosion was caused by carelessness cannot be ruled out.

The failure is due to his carelessness.

He was beginning to get very annoyed with me about my carelessness.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

neglect negligence

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The fire started due to the ____ of a camper who did not fully extinguish the campfire.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The accident was caused by the sheer ____ of the young driver today.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English carlēas Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Old English carlēasnes Middle English *carelesnes English carelessness From Middle English *carelesnes, *carlesnesse, from Old English carlēasnes (“freedom from care, security, carelessness”), equivalent to careless + -ness.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"There were, however, 34 deaths among passengers in movement accidents, due mainly to misadventure and carelessness when entering and leaving trains in motion, falling off platforms and out of carriages, and opening and closing carriage doors." — 1960 December, “Talking of Trains: B.R. safety in 1959”, in Trains Illustrated, page 708:

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