Carelessly

Examples

• I have not the least objection to seeing it, I assure you, Mrs General,' returned the other, carelessly. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• This scheme is nothing, said she carelessly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She stared, then carelessly ran on: I am going to school. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Mr. Brooke re-entered the committee-room, saying, as carelessly as he could, This is a little too bad, you know. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• It has been quiet enough for over a thousand years, replied the girl carelessly, so I don't see why it should break out now. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• No, said Lydgate, carelessly, turning in his chair and rubbing his hair up. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Caliphronas called it so, said Maurice carelessly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I heard from him just before I left Exeter; taking a letter from her pocket and carelessly showing the direction to Elinor. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• A graceful, elegantly-formed young man stood by her, carelessly leaning one elbow on a bale of cotton while a large pocket-book lay open before him. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• That is a dream of the lyre, not of the sword, replied Caliphronas, carelessly glancing at his watch. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Henrique is a devil of a fellow, when his blood's up, said Alfred, carelessly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• No; but the missus is, said Beaufort, nodding carelessly to the young man. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Oh, yes, I hope so, returned Richard, carelessly tossing his hair from his forehead. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• We are all scoundrels more or less, only some are cleverer at concealing it than other people, he said carelessly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Good-bye, Clack, she said, carelessly. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• They are Shirley's, you see, said Henry carelessly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Bulstrode is nothing to me, said Lydgate, carelessly, except on public grounds. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• And nothing to tell, after all,' rejoined the matron, walking carelessly away. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• You had better see,' he carelessly answered; and took up a light. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Let us to the walls, then, said De Bracy, carelessly; that man never breathed, be he Turk or Templar, who held life at lighter rate than I do. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Lily had the odd sense of having been caught up into the crowd as carelessly as a passenger is gathered in by an express train. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• We sauntered carelessly and unthinkingly to the edge of the lofty battlements of the citadel, and looked down--a vision! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• On my honour, no,' said Wrayburn, answering the look and smiling carelessly; 'I don't wonder at your supposing so, but on my honour, no. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Nothing that I know of, except sitting in this close place for I don't know how long and all,' replied the girl carelessly. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• No, answered Caliphronas carelessly; oddly enough, I do not care much for flesh. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Armstrong, however, appeared quite satisfied, remarking carelessly that he knew her hour and would not keep her waiting. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Mixing carelessly in the motley throng, I did not discover this charming spot till I had been there some time. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Well, I have no connection with any other people who have been making inquiries, said Holmes carelessly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Carelessly at first; but, lighting on a passage which attracted his attention, he soon became intent upon the volume. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• There was one of them, says Mr. Tulkinghorn, carelessly feeling--tight, unopenable oyster of the old school! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

Edited by Arnold