Sentence examples for careless gesture from inspiring English sources

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They're a touchy pair, and all it takes for push to come to murderous shove is a careless gesture, rude remark or, pointedly, demonstration of class privilege.

Kind, self-interested, bumbling and brave, with a paunch and a walrus mustache, Henry seeks forgiveness in ways that are beautifully complex, his fantasies and guilt intersecting with a genuine desire to help the people whose lives his careless gesture has undone.

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A careless word or gesture could cause offense and derail the important cross-cultural meeting.

Clubbing together John Reed's modest proposal Reprints Related items The world economy: Altogether now...Nov 20th 2003That is why Washington cannot afford careless talk or gestures, such as its announcement this week that it plans to impose new quotas on imports of Chinese textiles.

He played up to that, making a careless, and prescient, throat-slitting gesture when England drew the group of death at the 2014 World Cup, issuing a bold prediction about England winning the 2022 finals, picking up Bernstein's baton in castigating Sepp Blatter and Fifa, and taking on a clutch of vested interests in an attempt to improve the flow of players to the England team.

The mix of awkward expressive gesture and conventional flamenco steps makes Ms. Tejada look careless about her form.

Careless turnovers.

Careless fumbles.

Careless mistakes.

No. Careless?

He was careless.

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