I felt through the drawer with careful fingers. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good, I brought the darts so we can load them and keep them on us all the time. Can’t be too careful,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Be careful with the spelling,” I warned him in a voice that was wormy with shame because I didn’t do well in that subject at school. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"No wonder it had a nasty ratty taste. If you're not careful, the Health people will be ordering the entire hotel to be closed before everyone gets typhoid fever." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was as broad as my hand and had a yellow 8 on each clear wing, as plain as if some careful schoolchild or God had painted it there. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Real careful, I lay the dark meat in the pan. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She was careful to keep her gaze straight ahead as they walked. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

You can see the sun touching the tops of the buildings across the street, making its way through the neighborhood like someone whose attention you are careful not to attract. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The temperature in Des Moines was eighty-one degrees, and the time was five thirty-five, and “All you on the road, drive extra careful now on this fine Fourth of July.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He refilled her water canteen, pointed her in the direction of the path, and told her again to be careful, eyes full of brotherliness. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I can hear the words he hasn’t said: You have to be careful, King, because I can't lose you, too. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I would have to be careful not to trip. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We step on each other’s feet, pinch each other’s arms, careful not to give away the pain, loyal even in outrage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The best I could, I told her the miserable details, careful not to leave anything out: Rosaleen practicing writing her name, the three men taunting her, how she poured snuff juice on their shoes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were careful to sneak me around backstage so that no one saw me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Careful, Weasley, careful!” cried Professor Sprout as the beans burst into bloom before their very eyes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

While I was careful to clean up his droppings, it was difficult to capture the seed casings that he scattered across the floor. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Johnny Villani, the announcer, was cheerily commenting on the snow, advising everyone to be careful, and, no, there was no announcement of any school closing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t get it at home. I remember in third grade, coming home with straight A’s on my report card, and my parents, being fundamentalist Christians, said, ‘Be careful. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“So you must be careful. Black market not good place for innocent children. I heard black market are run by gangster. Some children not so innocent; they may go.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“These were given to the missus by President Theodore Roosevelt, so be careful.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I hoped that by myself in the dark, I could give in to the terrible fears that hovered on the edge of my consciousness, unable to break through under Jasper’s careful supervision. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He made a careful pile of them on top of his satchel. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He was very careful about shooting the right kind of deer in the right season, and never violated the point system on ducks and upland game. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You right, you a careful girl. Always seen it.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Under the thin shirt I saw the figure of a woman and I whispered hastily to my husband: “Be careful—it is a woman.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took careful stock of herself, then combed her hair and tied it back up again. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he considered that he could not be too careful. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Old Nan's stories about men who were given magic wishes by a grumkin, you had to be especially careful with the third wish, because it was the last. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Be careful or you’re liable to get saved,” Lily said, making Toby jump. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The letters and numbers are neat and careful, like they were drawn by a child expecting to be graded. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She pictured it as clear as she could in her mind, as though her mind had transformed to paper, and she need only mark upon it, as careful as could be. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

"Now, for God's sake," he said, handing me the graduate, "be careful and try to do the job right. And if you don't know what to do, ask somebody. I'll be in my office." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because he thought of himself as careful and conscientious, he spent considerable time looking for his assistants. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He always lets me play with it as long as I’m careful,” I said, which wasn’t true. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Just be extra careful when you’re outside playing or going to and from school.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They crept down the hallway, step by careful step. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Most importantly, he could be frightening and careful at the same time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Now everybody be careful,” Crab warned as they entered the woods. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And loved my father too, for the careful way he spoke. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

And I know he’s being as careful as he can, but the moment his arm sweeps behind my legs to hoist me up, the pain turns black and twists through me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She pretended to ignore the man but made a mental note to be more careful than normal when he was around. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It was only a watch. Nobody got hurt, not like that poor Ross Wilcox lad. Nobody died. Be more careful with fragile things in the future, that's all. Is there anything left of the watch?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Then I guess you boys better be careful who you dream about without her pants on.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The careful plan of this assembly had broken down. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Nuclear power source, if I’m not mistaken. We must be careful not to underestimate our opponents.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Chickens squawked and scrambled, but the driver was careful to move the car slowly, to give anything a chance to move. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They attached the line with which they had been snubbing the boat to Buck’s neck and shoulders, being careful that it should neither strangle him nor impede his swimming, and launched him into the stream. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Be careful what you say, or I'll show you that steel is true." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

After the story about the cafeteria workers, her research got more careful, and she was always sure of her facts. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Not if I was wearing the safe-suit, and if I was careful. And the generator is easy. You can make one out of any electric motor—with a little tinkering.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Don't worry. He left me some, just not that much. I mean, enough for now, but I have to be careful." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She clicks on her turn signal and checks all her lanes—she’s a really careful driver. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“I’d be careful if I were you, Potter,” he said slowly. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I want you to be careful in this world. My heart is wrapped up in you.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” said Missus Nedraw in the same ventriloquist style as the other frozen Fry residents. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But how can you be careful with a boy who comes riding on a magical horse? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Your mother’s right. I know he’s cute, but you need to be careful.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that Melissa and Katie were quietly tracking the negative news stories via BlackBerry, though they were careful not to share them with me, understanding it would only make things worse. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And then his fingers made a careful, careful diagnosis. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those are blond dreadlocks, Grandma,” I tell her in my mind, careful not to move my mouth. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I sighed and said in a low voice, "Be careful who you trust, Daoud." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He did not have to be careful to keep his clothes clean, because he had no clothes on. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re on the edge of an argument, and I have to be careful. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, he thought, I’m good for another twenty years if I’m careful. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

To free them from bondage all at once would be disastrous—how would they manage their affairs without a careful and patient eye to guide them? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Good luck, good luck; do be careful!” shouted the king, and down the road they went. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

We had to be careful in that boat, though, because sometimes bigger boats with engines carrying tourists would zoom by and almost hit us like a speedboat hitting a manatee. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He knelt down on the beach, careful to keep the gushing blood away from his pants, and wondered if it was possible for all the blood in his body to drain out through his nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I had a peek at the Jamia Masjid, the Great Mosque, being careful to stay on the outside, of course. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Headmaster fingered the intricate carving around the chair’s back, the shining sundari wood, the careful joints and brackets that held the sturdy legs in place. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Andrius is a very smart boy. We must speak only to one another,” said Mother, turning to me, “and please, Lina, be careful with anything you write or draw.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He had his wand out, and so did George, who was careful to tread on Malfoy as he followed Fred inside. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I thought you lived in that girls’ bathroom?” said Harry, who had been careful to give the place a wide berth for some years now. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Look who’s talking, and be careful with your hand,” she said. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Be careful.The right foot is badly cut,” said Rosa. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept careful hold of the knife and put it down on the table before giving in to his astonishment. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

David’s voice trembled, but it was soft and careful, as if he didn’t dare put any emotion into the words. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Ophie pulled the handkerchief with the cookies out of her apron pocket and spread them out on the dresser, careful not to touch Clara. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I had careful directions from the owl; yet it took us half a day, moving briskly, to reach the base of the mountains. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Since the drawer did not lock, she was careful to disguise her descriptions of Sister Drummond. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“In that case,” he continued finally, “I suppose you do have to be very careful about what you eat, don’t you ?” “Very careful indeed,” Yossarian told him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was a suspicious boy, always on his guard, always careful except when he played with fire. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Amos, be careful!” said a few of the wizards warningly as Mr. Diggory squared his shoulders, raised his wand, marched across the clearing, and disappeared into the darkness. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The careful methods they’d used in Europe did not work well here. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They are careful about their manners, their plans, their clothes. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

At least, I was careful to say things that I thought would please him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And Cody was careful: he changed his scores gradually over the next few days and told Atsbani he’d been studying harder. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He knelt next to her, careful not to get too close. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I did no such thing, Gitl. I was careful. I said only that the walls are thin. And so they are.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This trip will be good for you. I just hope you’re careful,” Mom said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Rukku was more careful about what she ate than we were. She never waded through trash like we did,” I said. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The back door of the truck was left open so we could breathe, but people had to hang on for their lives and be careful not to tumble out onto the road. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We have to be very careful because the filthy water runs down the windows. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

"But we better be extra careful about the watches. I dozed off a few times." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He wanted to write urgent love letters to her all day long and crowd the endless pages with desperate, uninhibited confessions of his humble worship and need and with careful instructions for administering artificial respiration. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Fisher realized that the careful mathematical modeling of hereditary traits might resolve this rift. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Before Petra could tell her about the zap on the staircase, the old woman said, “Just be careful. Looking and seeing are two very different things.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then I lean forward, reach past her, take careful aim, and gently push the F7 key. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When asking for help in China, Shin was careful not to say too much. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He had never seen a ruff in flight before; nor was the moment long enough for him to make a careful identification. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Father paused before answering: “No, I don’t think it’s wrong. But Anne, when you’re living so close together, as we do, you have to be careful.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They are gentle with my new leaves, careful with my exposed roots. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I know you are the best knight in the world, but be careful ’ow you fight in a wrong quarrel God might strike a stroke for justice, Sir Lancelot after all.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Being careful hasn’t gotten us squat. It’s all or nothing now, baby.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mama had preemptive tears in her eyes when she took it, peeled back the tape, and opened up the paper, careful not to tear the wrapping. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I scooped up each careful stack of coins and dumped them into my shirt, holding up the hem like a net. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We must be exceedingly careful not to overreact,” warned Charles Colson, Nixon’s top legal advisor. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At least in the classes he had with me, the teachers were careful around him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

From careful watching, they’d read his name tag; from Davis’s wedding band, they knew he was married. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we got closer, the older man who was with us kept telling us to be careful. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was very careful, perhaps it would work. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You scratched these shoes badly, Dad, the last time you wore them. You got to be more careful with these babies.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman was pretty in an upper-Manhattan way: tan skin with careful rouge and dyed brown hair. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The two tiptoed down the stairs, careful not to make any noise. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He was careful not to blow his morning breath on her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

As I walk down the aisle to my normal seat, I keep my chin held high, but I’m careful not to look at anyone. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

So people gotta be careful when they talking to the DA. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

If they weren’t careful he would run away and join a circus. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It takes careful planning and people who know what they’re doing. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Holmes repeatedly cautioned his helpers to be careful with it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I had to be real careful, even if it was the middle of the night, even if I was crouching down, sneaking along the street like Pretty Boy Floyd. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Maddie flew alone, careful and happy, low over the snow-tipped Highlands on those pretty tapered wings, deafened by the Merlin engine, navigating by dead reckoning. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He presses his body against the wall, careful to stay in the shadows while awaiting his cue. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Being careful, ’cause Mr. Woodwell says we need the whole thing in as near as one piece as I can manage, so we can trace it out and cut another just like it. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

We had to be careful we weren’t makings things up, half remembered, half dreamed. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And be careful of what you say, even to your closest friends! The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The truth he was careful to keep out of all newspapers. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I was careful to keep them alive, because otter will not eat anything that is dead, and left them in the pool. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew the edge of the comb slowly down the center of Ruth May’s head, making a careful part. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lion called out in pain and told the hare to be more careful. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Fang slid into the back seat and gave me a careful nod that I didn’t return. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

If she wasn’t careful the match would singe her fingertips, or worse, light the entire attic on fire. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Sohrab did an awkward one-handed climb, careful not to drop whatever it was he was holding. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We’re wide awake, the rain hits now, we will be slow and careful. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has to be careful with her heart, this day woman. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

His hand on my arm is careful, but I can feel his claws. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Listen,” he continued calmly, “I was extraordinarily careful. No one except Skarpi knew I was coming. I didn’t mention you to anyone. I didn’t expect to actually find you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

P.M. said, “You may want to be careful, then.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I had always been very careful to stay completely clear of any personal closeness with any of the Muslim sisters. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never got their names. No badges. Three of them showed up, told me that I had better be careful, that I had painted a target on my back, on my whole family.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My point is that in middle school you kind of get known for what you’re into, and you have to be careful about stuff like that. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“What do you want me to do? Nana told me to be careful on the Internet. I try not to ask personal questions.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You begin tomorrow,” said the old man, and Hugo ran off down the empty hallway, careful not to click his shoe heels on the stone floor. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Now for the eyes: I had left them to the last, because they required the most careful working. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Those 'great' butlers like Mr Marshall who have it, I am sure, acquired it over many years of self-training and the careful absorbing of experience. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yet no matter how careful they were, the military still saw them as a security risk. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her makeup, normally so careful, was wild and smeared. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As I slipped away between the trees and branches, careful to avoid the path of the people, my head was busy with fierce wonderings. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She was up to her wrists in soapsuds and called out to us to be careful as we whizzed back outside. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Do careful writers who inadvertently flout the rule agree, when the breach is pointed out, that something has gone wrong? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You’d better be careful. If you fall, you could break your neck.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

They were right on top of us but careful not to touch us, because, I would find out later, any physical contact was con-sidered assault. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But he also presses his hands toward the ground, like to say, Be careful. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

We sat before the glowing television, careful to not make a noise. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Theft is a wicked thing,” he went on, careful to avoid the hornets. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I guess I better be careful what I say.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The White House staff was careful to hide the president’s true condition, too. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He steals softly over the grass, careful to make no sound; he pauses—fancying she has stirred: he withdraws: not for worlds would he be seen. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The founder had been careful to select a sturdy building that had good wind and water vibrations, a phrase that meant it was in harmony with the rest of the universe. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you have to be careful not to make the mound collapse on that pocket or on you. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only trouble is, we never know exactly where we’re going to end up when we go out. Be careful, Harry, they’re always patrolling the corridors at night.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Ah, be careful now, Bella. Wait until I ask you to speak, please.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Look for weak links in its armor while I keep it busy. Just be careful.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Although his education in Florence continued for another couple of years under the supervision of monks from the same order as those in Vallombrosa, he lived at home under the careful eye of his father. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

In fact, every time I touch it, I’m careful to avoid the leather strings. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The least Reed and his team could do was conduct careful tests that would either prove or disprove the idea conclusively. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

A competent soldier, but a man who works with an eye to the future, a slippery man, a careful soldier; he will build his reputation whatever the cost. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t bring the toad this time; I am more careful. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I pretend to be captivated by something way off in the distance as I pass by Bob at the gold mine, careful not to make eye contact with him. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She grasped the quill in tense, careful fingers, and her lips silently formed each letter as she traced the lines. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Depending on which way the political winds are blowing, the public and the government in Seoul swing between blinkered conciliation and careful confrontation. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Jonas thought Larissa had drifted into sleep, as the Old often did, and he was careful to keep his motions steady and gentle so he wouldn’t wake her. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

We still occasionally had discussions about the egg, but these conversations were always guarded, and we were careful to avoid talking about specifics. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

For instance, you knew that Mrs. Harkness would call the police if you stepped on her lawn, and that at Schmitt’s Variety Store you’d get cheated out of small change if you weren’t careful. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holly could only watch helplessly as the human took careful aim and delivered a series of crippling blows to the stricken creature. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But when my dad gets a beer from the Frigidaire and goes back to the TV couch, all he says is, “Be careful. I couldn’t stand it if you drowned yourself.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was heavier than I thought it would be, and I had to be careful because my father sure hoped I wasn't dinging up his pickup while I was getting that thing in. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The other avatar glares at me with a look of murder, but I’m careful not to stare back. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I must be careful who I let know the things I know. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

As prudent and thorough as old family doctors, they examined every aspect of the air flowing over the plane, making careful note of the vital signs. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Before the party I had been very careful about leaving food out because I needed every mouthful. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re censored. That Latvian woman better be careful what she writes. And you better be careful, too, unless you want to be shot in the head.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She held the bowl in her lap, careful not to spill a drop. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

There is a purity within her, a careful enzymatic balance she does not wish to disturb. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your fingers are covered with very nasty acids, young lady. You’ll rot away these magazines if you’re not careful. Before you go nosing around in the collection, you come to me!” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

That evening as I was leaving the house, Papa said, “Billy, be careful tonight. It’s slick down under the snow, and it would be easy to twist an ankle or break a leg.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope the two of you are being careful.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Babu exited the cage in the same careful way he had entered it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Boseman slipped her chains from the wagon ring, careful not to let the links sound against each other. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Just be careful,” he said, more firmly this time. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Let me have another chance. I will be careful. I will never, ever, as long as I live, break another thing during the holidays. I promise. Please don’t send me away.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“These are dangerous times, Doha. Please promise me you’ll be extra careful.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Besides,” Allys continues, “those issues have been worked out. And now, without their careful monitoring, who knows what labs would be unleashing on the world?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

And there's five times the minimum protein in each food pack, so careful rationing of portions takes care of my protein needs for at least four years. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Be careful you don't cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was careful not to touch his face, only his shoulder and arm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I hope not. I’d be careful around him if I were you.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Dawn was spreading her rosy fingers in the sky when Sean finished twenty of the smallest, neatest, most careful stitches his big fingers could manage, would ever manage. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They received this with a moment of careful, indecisive silence. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to follow me, dragging Laleh, who skidded across the tile floor on her rubber soles, but the officer held up his hand, careful not to touch her. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I told you to be careful, flyboy, not to start a war.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Except it turns out I’m not as careful at coloring as I thought. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Embarrassed, I did as I’d been told, being much more careful this time. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Okay. Thank you," I say, careful not to look at Mabel. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He need only be careful that they do not seize too much military power and authority. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I pray you, do not accuse me of dishonesty,” I say, disguising my fear with careful words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

This was the legacy of Sesame Street: If you paid careful attention to the structure and format of your material, you could dramatically enhance stickiness. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were careful to respect our privacy, but also were always open and welcoming, and gradually we became close. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I ran downfield and positioned myself in front of the goal, being careful not to get offside. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I’m not careful, I’m going to dance. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Fox-eyed Locke, standing silently behind Valerian, his expression schooled to careful indifference, has a chin as pointed as the tips of his ears. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The opal-haworthia potion had completely worn off now, and they would need to be extra careful. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I shall cut off your head if you are not careful.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get up and take a quick shower, being a bit more careful about the buttons I hit, and head down to the dining room. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She also cautioned them to be careful what they told Hugo to do. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

At the end of the party they piled the peasants onto wooden carts and hauled them off to vote, under careful observation, amidst much joking and laughter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We better be careful. I'll go around west, see if there's some road. There must be if you saw a wagon. You take the shore. If you need help, bark like a dog." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Gerald spends most of his time in his vegetable garden, his nails permanendy blackened from his careful cultivation of lettuce and herbs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Another careful step, and they all moved again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

If I'd ever be as careful over anything as he is to keep his little shirt tail full of business from making him more than eight percent. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe how lucky I am, but I’m careful not to react. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I know where all my area managers are. Be more careful, Jason, or you’ll cause someone an injury. Until Wednesday, Mike.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

My grandpa used to say to be careful with eggs and words, because neither can ever be fixed. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Five years of planning, millions of dollars spent developing the latest spy gear, and months of careful training went into making sure that the picnic went off without a hitch. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, it's truth you want? Be careful, my lady. lyrion says that people often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Over and over, I reminded myself: be careful and give him nothing he could use against you. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Instead he just said, “Thanks again for the bike, Aunt Queen. I promise to be real careful.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They needed him to be careful, so that their son would be safe. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I met his eye, careful to keep my face from showing how badly I needed it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The gentle concern on her face and the careful movements of her hands almost made me cry again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I thought I was careful, but I failed to read the 1st line of instructions: Show all work. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tabitha and I had to sneak out to these courses, because now I had to be very careful around my foster parents. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm careful to only eat after the others have taken bites, and tell Amber to do the same. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The courtyard stands silent, empty except for me staring at a puddle of blood where a boy once stood, chilled by the knowledge that if I’m not careful, I’ll end up just like him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Open it and inhale, but be careful not to touch.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The next day they brought us more of the thick soup and warm bread, but this time I was careful. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I step lightly, careful not to slip, and wash the grease from my hands using the big industrial sink. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

And he was the only man in Hotel Barba who could beat up anybody, so he had to be careful to seem weak, or the staff might kick him out. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Just be careful” implies that there’s an end to it all, maybe in an hour, maybe in three years, but an end just the same. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“The folks who were involved in the hustle need to be careful ’bout what they say or even think ’bout doing.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to be careful. They can trace your IP address.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I take careful notes of the details he describes. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t that seem strange to you? You know how careful he was. He always wore his seat belt. He wouldn’t even drive me around the corner without making me put mine on.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Starkey sought to discover this and other lost secrets by careful study of the alchemical texts, which were written, as he acknowledged, in a deliberately impenetrable language. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Clover warned him sometimes to be careful not to overstrain himself, but Boxer would never listen to her. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He was spending every moment too worried about me to pay careful enough attention to the revolution. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You had to be very careful when you were part ice cube. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I was very careful not to look at him. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“If you play with him, I need you to be careful.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was still early days—all rumors and speculation—so we probably weren't as careful as we should have been. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He had to be careful with his answers now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful next time, little sister,” called the woman as their boat glided away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the smallest bedroom, Harry made the offer, careful to phrase it so as not to give any definite time for the handover of the sword. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I start for London, Miss Havisham, to-morrow,” I was exceedingly careful what I said, “and I thought you would kindly not mind my taking leave of you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter was following as much as she could see from the cave mouth, and now she raised her pistol, supporting it with both hands, and took careful aim before firing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

People had always been so careful here, so clean. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

At last she came to the opposite side, and to be extra careful she followed the elephant footprints under the trees until she couldn’t make them out anymore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom gave him a careful hug, and then she and Louisa went to talk in the kitchen. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I had to be careful; I didn't want to ruin the suit. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The priest was suspicious, and Balthamos whispered so quietly that only Will could hear: “Be careful.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Though be careful. Zu’s so starved for girl time that she might turn you into her own personal dress-up doll.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Visual analysis can help us to appreciate the beauty of a masterpiece, but we must be careful not to use a formulaic approach that would trivialize it. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thank you and goodbye and be careful of the evil eye. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made no friends and was still careful not to talk about himself. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

"Be careful," the bus driver said as Stanley walked down the steps. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“You have to be careful,” Claire said, almost talking to herself, thinking about how difficult it must be to care for an infant. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My mother stuck her head out the second-floor kitchen window just then and said to him, You be careful with that bad boy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And incidentally,” said Hermione, after a few moments, “you need to be careful.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She had to be careful not to be trodden on. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be careful not to embarrass myself in front of Americans. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya hoisted the bowl, careful not to knock down too much of the dough’s rise. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

We were close—somehow related—while also distanced by careful reserve. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stupid girl! You have to be more careful,” I curse under my breath. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been careful never to go near enough to the fence to be seen, and of course didn’t reveal myself then. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The second time we were much more careful. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it means I need to be careful how I load the traps into the skiff, so I don’t tip the boat over. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

If the girl’s parents had taught her to write, they should have taught her to be more careful. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Winter, to Anya, meant staying inside more and being careful of how she layered when she did go out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“So be careful to check your sleeping bags before you get into them,” said Mrs. Sidman. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She watched and waited till she was perfectly sure, and then began the careful, lengthy, strenuous process of climbing down. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sue: No, you’d better be careful....Don’t call my dog oily, boy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

They are so careful about keeping track of who comes and goes, and they need to trust him. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He stood across the length of the entry way from me . . . being careful. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Want 'em to fight like crazy and be extra careful and completely awake all the time? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, ready to assure her of how careful we’re being. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Instead she walked swiftly, careful not to waste any of her precious cargo. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

If they were careful, the food could last until the twenty- sixth. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, dear. There’s cholesterol on the beans.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

We should be careful, though, not to judge the Aché too quickly. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But be careful. Fire can turn deadly in an instant.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He seemed especially slow and careful about it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I yelled, being careful not to say his name out loud. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Be careful with your prognostications,” said the stranger. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a series of taps, jumps and rests, and demands careful listening, feeling and coordination. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The jaunty intern made a quick and careful examination. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And on the opposite bank Jesse was more careful to land on his feet. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

And as I punch in her phone number, I'm being careful. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa says when someone sweet-talks you like this, you got to be real careful with the next words that come out of their mouth. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She was too direct, and to keep up with her he had to pay careful attention to his language. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, that is the great fallacy; the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Amelia Johnson, four weeks old” had been written in careful script on the back. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Dad was quite careful about his elbows, but every so often would forget. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biddy lay hers back in the box and put the lid on real careful. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I asked hopelessly, careful not to give the impression I was arguing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lincoln was, by habit, a slow and careful polisher of his speeches. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The only danger might be an occasional spark; I would have to be careful about that. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

All thoughts of being careful around Four leave me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Of course, he would be careful when he was driving Miss or Mr. Dalton. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If I’m not careful, she’s going to be able to see my toes tapping through my sneakers. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Here is the first sentence in my essay: What Shakespeare wanted to express about being a human being in Romeo and Juliet is that you better be careful who you trust. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The outlaws were pleased with their success, and less careful than they should have been. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paper curled as Mr. Kapasi wrote his address in clear, careful letters. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She hoped that under his careful cloak of cheerfulness he housed a living, breathing anger against the smug, ordered world that she so raged against. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to be careful,” he said, putting his finger over the open end of the box so there was just enough room for Chester to poke his head out. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” she said in a low voice. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Questions that I had to be very careful about giving the right answers to. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I must be careful of such dreams, for they would unseat one’s reason if there were too much of them. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I suppose,” I say, careful not to look at Weasel again. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps I ought to scratch my name here, too, she thought, just in case...but she was careful not to think her way to the end of that sentence. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I said farewell, and he advised me to be careful. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m very careful about the type of knot I use to tie my shoelaces. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Then Florence introduced them, saying: “Elizabeth, this here’s my brother I been telling you so much about. He’s a preacher, honey—so we got to be mighty careful what we talk about when he's around.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing here with him? You’ve got to be careful. His family’s been branded traitors.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“We’ll tell him he can have the sword after he’s helped us get into that vault—but we’ll be careful to avoid telling him exactly when he can have it.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Instead of the careful, responsible rationing she usually does, Mama is making breakfast like there is no war, like everything is normal. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He was my friend,” she said, careful that her voice not shift too much in key. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Whenever he referred to him in his speeches he was careful to strip him of any human attributes and present him as an abstract functionary in some larger scheme. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see their faces coming toward me bearing that careful rearrangement of the features that’s meant to say, This is none of my business. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jefferson was also careful never to utter any of his criticisms of Washington in public. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The more careful he attempted to be, the louder the leaves rattled and crackled. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Be really, really careful not to fall, guys. Safety first.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

After ten minutes’ careful climbing she found herself right in the thickest part of the canopy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I just ask you to be a little more careful after this.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pike added that Ernest was careful never to “discuss this case or talk it over with him in the presence of Mollie Burkhart.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When he speaks it comes out deliberate and careful, like always. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had been careful not to have unprotected sex; I had learned my lesson last time I had become pregnant. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m gonna mix those tears with a little blood if she isn’t careful,” Bull said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

By some slow, careful process Ton- Ton had decided to make a break for it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of her wild hair, curly again thanks to the humidity in the air, was brushing his shoulder in spite of her careful posture, as if it had a life of its own. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I was always careful about that, and I always hated being careful. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Hair sliding into careful waves marcelled to a T? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are so welcome. Take care, sweetie. Be careful on this trip.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We roll across the studio, careful to avoid cords and wires, and enter the area where the competition will take place. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, my cynical friend!” she warned, putting a hand in the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But you must be careful not to harm it in any way.’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they left, the man with the tribal marks said to Aunty Ifeoma, waving a stubby finger with a curved nail in her face, “Be careful, be very careful.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lee said, “Be careful, Mr. Hamilton. Be careful.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” she said as he went out the front door. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Jon took careful note of who was there and who was not. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Francis drove at a reasonable clip—he was a careful driver, unlike Henry, who drove fast and often recklessly and whose eyes were none too good besides. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

All you had to do was to be careful, and you’d be okay. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lupita finished her food, being careful not to get a stain on her white uniform. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Lurz asked, running his finger down a list of names written in careful script next to page numbers. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ma turns around and takes another careful look at the others to make certain we are not being watched. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was careful that Rocky did not share these things with Tayo, that they kept a distance between themselves and him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When it’s dark in the Bronx, I’m careful about strangers. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It occurs to me: Now that I might live, I have to be more careful about logging embarrassing moments. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked to the right and to the left, to the right and to the left again, being extra careful, waiting for the coast to be clear. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

But if you were to produce something using this inlay style, and bring it to me in Songdo, I would guarantee a careful consideration of the work.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Just be careful out there,” her father adds. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

When enough careful writers and speakers fail to do something that a theory of syntax says they should, it could mean that it’s the theory that’s wrong, not the writers. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

As dusk faded to dark, Booth and Herold continued south, careful to watch for signs of cavalry. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby of the family, Lai, was only two months old, and Nguyen and her mother were careful to keep her quiet so they didn’t attract any attention. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

We take turns gathering greens and keeping a careful watch for Cato, but as I anticipated, he doesn't make an appearance. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

All the same, you have to be careful that stunts like these don’t reach the ears of the Germans. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He only finds one chipped plate and a spoon, so we sit together on the couch and try to pull apart some slivers, careful not to cut our fingers on the leftover scales or bones. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

But even all this careful organization did not solve the second problem with sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The gods were careful not to get within reach of Fenrir’s jaws, but as they were driving the rock deeper, Fenrir twisted and snapped at them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He pays with the last of his own money, careful not to call it pisto, as they do back home. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

While Bobby knew of Jackie’s reputation for truculence and tolerated him nevertheless, he was careful not to include him in all areas of his life, knowing instinctively when Beers wouldn’t be welcomed by others. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Adam, you embarrass me. Adam, be careful. Don’t joggle me, it hurts.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I told them how to be careful of humans.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Just be careful of forming close relationships, Craig. Focus on yourself.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She chose her words, careful not to say anything about Curt. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You will want to be careful with Nurse,” said Sweets when the overseer had departed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Mom told me what you did. You have to be careful holding the babies, or you’re not allowed to hold them, right, Mom?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She marveled at what an intense, careful listener he was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Nita’s face turned careful, almost fearful, and he was glad about that. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You two go ahead. Be careful crossing the streets.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

At their second stop, Salvador warned her, “Be careful. Watch for scorpions under the rocks and for víboras, rattlesnakes, lying on top of them.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He sat down on it, careful to keep his feet from the pedals. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I know that you're smart and careful and weird and funny. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Sailors are mighty superstitious, and as they went about the day’s business, they were careful to avoid it, as if they’d catch cannibalism, or bad luck, if they strayed too close. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

At first, I notice Johanna keeping a careful eye on us, but eventually she loses interest and goes to take a nap. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finding string would take more time, and the careful tying of the bow knots still more time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t look so much like Aki. He look like his jiichan. Maybe you are more like other grandparent. But we must be careful with your back. We will fight to stop this.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She did not say “Be careful!” or “Be back in an hour or else!” so the kids knew she was very distracted. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She gently laid the sleeping Fyrian into one of the pockets, careful not to wake him up. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Be very careful, senorita. The soldiers of the English are cruel and dangerous. The river you need to cross is not far.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m going to have to be real careful not to accept any gifts from them in the future because they will think they have bought my respect. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chafed at the delays, but held my peace, trusting that if I showed myself to be responsible and meticulously careful, he would eventually relax and things would return to normal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her voice is honey-sweet, and moves like honey too, slow and careful. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Through the trees, Miranda saw an unlikely foursome being happy and alive and not at all careful. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She would have to be careful with it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I've got the oven on, too. This old thing could heat the house on its own—just be careful not to touch it." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I moved even more slowly than he had, careful not to make one unexpected move. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I nod, careful to keep my voice low. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They only say, “When fishing for treasures in the flood, be careful not to pull in girls,” because that is what one says about daughters. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The possibility of a runaway greenhouse effect suggests that we have to be careful: Even a one- or two-degree rise in the global temperature can have catastrophic consequences. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no time to change into better clothes, so I pulled my big wool coat over my cat-and-dog pajamas, and we tiptoed out of the house, careful not to make too much sound. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The careful gesture cut me off more quickly than a slap across the face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After gazing awhile, he turned slightly, beckoned me closer, and whispered, “Look, but be careful not to show yourself.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, kid. There’s poison ivy along the bank. Let’s wade downstream and get out at that clearing.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He says to me, ‘Momma, it sure pays to be careful, don’t it?’ A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was the presence at the lab of James Franck, a German physicist of unassailable reputation who had devoted a great deal of careful thought to the social and political implications of atomic energy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was more than annoying, because he had been careful to lay the wood neatly as he chopped, and each bump led to further disarray of the tidy pile. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

They needed to be very careful with the little food they had left, in case there were no more food handouts and Vincent de Paul didn’t reopen. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

My first order of business was a careful inventory of the Hab. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m careful to look up and make sure no is going inside and I’m still alone. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Be careful. You might uncover more than you bargained for.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Be careful not to step on your dead friend,” the woman says. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I sat down careful and Gloria Dump made me a peanut butter sandwich on white bread. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to be careful! I won’t go near the water.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They’re careful to ask after each other’s families and profits, and to speak of how they are living in a time of great change, great opportunity. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The careful development of thrift, patience, high morals, and good manners. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the curtain drops, Rémy whispers, "Be careful about carrying other people's secrets at court." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“No one, I swear it. I was careful. I waited in the basement...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I get to my feet and limp down the stairs one at a time, careful not to slip off the side and plummet down to the water. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She is careful to exercise every advantage of the information asymmetry she enjoys. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She helps me out of bed, careful not to wake Amber, who is sprawled out across the covers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

You had to be careful with elfin ears—a few hours in the helmet and they started to flake. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Something bad is going to happen, soon. You’re going to end up in the middle of it. You should be more careful.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

If you made careful observations of the stars and recorded them over many years, you could predict the seasons. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Farm kids will strike sparks onto a fresh cow pat and watch it burn. That’s why farmers have to be careful about storing manure. The gas can build up and explode.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You must be careful, the kids in town will not understand.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the animals knew about it and were careful to stay away. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The careful politeness he had always had was gone. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Pappa and Ma, he was careful to always say comics were just a fun hobby, inconsequential. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We are so careful to maintain the facade that even though no one could possibly hear our conversations, we conduct them as though others were sitting at our table. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

In the touchy atmosphere of a country under embargo, you have to be careful not to step on any toes. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh Jacob, I took such good careful care of him!” he said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Dipping up some water, I was careful to put my mouth where hers had been. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The dirty and clean rice were in two careful mounds on the enamel trays before us, with the stones placed on the mat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was a listening child, careful to hear the very different sounds of Spanish and English. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got back into bed, careful not to wake Kat. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He expected to be searching for a while, and anything he found would need careful confirmation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Be kind of careful about opening the door when I’m away,” I said. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

For now, he told her it would be fine, that he would be careful. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He squeezed out white goo along the edges of the door, careful not to let any touch his fingers. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Pausing at a distance from them, he pulled out his wand, and took careful aim. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I figured we were in pretty good shape for the race, but Tyson still warned me to be careful. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But to play in an international tournament of the caliber announced, he had to spend much more time at careful, precise study, analysis, and memorization. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then in the morning she bathed and dressed very careful. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I found this at the base of the Whomping Willow,” said Snape, throwing the cloak aside, careful to keep his wand pointing directly at Lupin’s chest. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Even recognizing there was doctor-patient confidentiality, she wanted to be careful about what she put on paper. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

On the way back to the hotel he was careful not to crush the fruit he had brought with him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Be careful of this one,” he says to me, smiling. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

They laid out the story in careful and obviously rehearsed words: Joaquin was her brother. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I heard Mother’s voice, warning me to be careful, but my hand began to move. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Light snores curl out from beneath her door as I let myself into Lucy’s room, careful to avoid any creaking floorboards, and begin to search through my mother’s piles. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In order to prove that Gogol knows English, Ashoke does something he has never done before, and addresses his son in careful, accented English. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems that I’m going to have to be even more careful with you than usual.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the corner of a photograph and slid it out of the mess, careful not to dislodge anything else. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I am slow and careful about the door. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He took careful aim, drew back his hand, and threw. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They encouraged him, his parents, to have experiences with girls but to be careful. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They rode for miles, going slow and careful, dismounting to lead the horses over treacherous ground, letting the good-for- bear-bait hounds sniff at every bush. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The grains in our village’s storehouses were almost gone, and everyone was careful not to take too much. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

You can never be too careful when discussing such things. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

If I weren’t more careful my voice alone would give me away. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thorn kept well back from my friends, careful not to be seen. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She chatters, fills space, is careful but does not address my gaze. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Roberts shouted a warning to them all to be careful, but it was drowned out as the remaining students all joined the flow of people heading toward the main entrance of the building. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Beyond this O’Brien was careful to keep his job apart from his family. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been careful for so many years. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Once I got over the fact that my Latin teacher was a horse, we had a nice tour, though I was careful not to walk behind him. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, of course. Just be careful. Traffic's terrible this time of day. And the rain will make things worse, especially on the turnpike." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He worked hard, but he could never make enough to pay off his debt. My daddy was a good man but not real careful with what little money he got. He drank too much sometimes. . . .” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Introduced was a careful sentence to bring della Porta’s discussion of the soul in line with Christian teaching, and all references to the world soul, the anima mundi, were now carefully turned into quotations. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Just handle the books gently and you’ll get along fine. He’s pretty detached for the most part, but be careful around his books.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, Sister! He—I don’t know how to say it—Have you ever heard of a man with a dæmon like that?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It started low and wavering, like a fula flute’s careful notes, before it grew. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see anything to be careful of, like a dog that wanted to bite me or a mud puddle to slip in or anything. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to be careful,” he warned us, waving his index finger at Roberto and me. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I press my knife harder against his neck, careful not to cut him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

So you have to be careful to pick up after yourself. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He kisses both of her cheeks, careful not to leave behind the bright purple rouge-stick he wears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

With some quick and careful digging, I exposed the bulk of it, though the large tetrahedron and the deflated balloons still lurked below the surface. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You certainly are doing a beautiful job. So careful. My, my, I don’t know when this room has been so thoroughly cleaned before.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She had been careful about her spending for the most part. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

As they climbed higher, the patches of weeds grew thicker, and they had to be careful not to get their feet tangled in thorny vines. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Ebony says to be careful of liars and cheats and to always respect children. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She was always very careful not to seem to sneer at the rest of the islanders for their lack of education. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get up slowly, careful not to make the fire escape rattle and clang with my movement. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"And we don't know where Nergal has gone off to. Be careful." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You must be careful who you surround yourself with because where you are can determine who you are.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was careful not to mention the word Ebola. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost like he is being careful of him. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He sat under the flame tree and wrote in small careful letters on the sides of old newspapers, on some paper Kainene had done supply calculations on, on the back of an old calendar. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He understood, but he said we should be careful about what we say and to whom we say it. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They're being careful, not trashing the place, not making a mess. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paul, at fifteen, was a quiet, hardworking boy, rather clumsy in his movements but strong and careful about his chores. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi wheezed a laugh, careful not to upset his sore stomach. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I kept careful track of her the same way as I used to mind the neighbor’s bull when I took the milk cows out to pasture. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She drank from the edge of the pool, careful to keep the delicate eggs sacs on her abdomen out of the water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Just before the bell, Alfred thought he heard Donatelli whisper, "Be careful, Alfred," but it was lost in the roar of the crowd and Henry's scream, "Look out." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She better be careful,” Ethel said when Cha-Cha strutted into place to pose for a “Dogs of Washington!” publicity photo the next day. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

After a more careful inspection, though, it looked entirely different, because it was full of broken ceramics. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

If we are not careful, they might eat us. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Be careful or you will fear even the Reds of Cincinnati and the White Sox of Chicago.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, they have to be careful,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He almost stumbled up to the flight of steps, held himself steady, and began to climb, silent, careful, slow. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They were half-hidden in the darkness, but I couldn't risk being careful. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Inside, of course. You have my permission to enter, but remember, Captain Short’s life is in your hands. Be careful with it.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The principal told Johnny that since he knew the baby was coming, he should have been more careful of his job. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t have bothered you except that there’ve been some windows broken around here. We think it’s kids. I’m the security guard. I’ve got to be careful.” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a quarter hour of warm blankets and careful sympathy, Fenton was able to drink something hot, though his hands still shook. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I would have to be careful, all right, and be ready to run if I seemed to be in any danger of being sold. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The redhead lit it with exaggerated care and blew a careful smoke ring. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I was still awake and heard their careful footsteps snapping twigs. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not that I was afraid of the storm, I had seen the winter storms of the llano and I knew that if I was careful I would arrive home safely. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t doubt it,” he snapped, reshelving the magazines with elegant, careful movements at odds with his harsh words. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“And unless that kid gets a lot more careful, you will come here again.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But if you look for a companion, be careful in choosing! The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I took a sheet of fine card-board, and drew a careful outline. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

They eased themselves down from one ledge to another, and let themselves slide in other places, being especially careful with the sack. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I must be careful not to read until Dr. Snydman gave me his permission, he said, but there was nothing wrong if I attended classes and listened. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He said to me once that these little ones could hear you even when you whispered, so that you had to be extra careful of what you said. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are they not found everywhere—tree snakes, water snakes and land snakes? You only need to be careful and they pass you by.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to be careful when I borrow the milk and the bread and they’re at the front doors polishing knobs, knockers and letter boxes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She dabs my forehead with antiseptic—they are so careful about germs here—and I feel the sting and prickle of the needle, diminishing by the second as the numbing agent does its work. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The engineer sounds the horn five times, warning the twenty-odd people who have come out with food, drink, and clothing to be very careful. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Now he’s got his eye on us. Now we got to be careful and not make no slips. You keep your big flapper shut after this.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That, m’lords, is your china. Please be careful not to chip it.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She’d have to be careful not to cut herself to ribbons on their sharp edges. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was going to have to be super careful to avoid them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

‘We have been careful enough in the last few days, and this supper is no feast; but we have used more than we ought, if we have two weeks still to go, and perhaps more.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When the paramedics arrived, they were careful getting him onto the stretcher. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They hacked the fruit open with a machete, careful not to get the juice on their hands or clothes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But he shook Bags’s hand and said, “I’ll be looking for you out there,” and then he said, “Sorry, Ryan Dean, Coach is just being careful,” and he tapped the bandage on my head. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He’d sent one of his bees trailing after us, which allowed him to follow from a careful distance. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Below each gay scrap of color was a scientific name in my grandfather’s careful copperplate script. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then I stuff down every mouthful I can hold, which is a substantial amount, being careful to not overdo it on the richest stuff. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Janie, you mark my words, you be careful who you trust. You never know when the man you married is going to turn around and try to take a nibble out of your neck.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He walked on the balls of his feet down the hall, careful not to make any noise so he wouldn’t wake anyone up. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Being careful that no one was watching, Dell then got in his car and took off. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Why wasn’t he more careful when he was with this man? Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Longstreet was always careful to give him exact instructions and to follow him to make sure he knew what to do, but once pointed, George could be relied on. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Something isn’t right. Just ... be careful” We locked our doors. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, be careful with him,” Kvothe said, setting a pot of grease and a handful of garlic cloves on the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Surely not even the most careful writer has learned them one by one. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

You had to be careful using yourself as source. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Be careful," he says as we thank him. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

To my surprise, she reached up to my lowest bough and gently tied a scrap of blue-striped fabric in a careful knot. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And so the two fell to angry looks and hatred, although the elder, being proud of her correctness, would deal only in silent scorn, careful to ignore the other’s very presence. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She is careful in her movements, and the sound of footfalls past our door causes her to look up with a fearful expression. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

His mind was steady, his thoughts careful and even. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her lips are pursed, though not tight, and they can work well enough to say be careful and lightly kiss my ear. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason was careful to stay away from them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His dad pulls a cigar from his pocket, clipping it and lighting up in the careful ritual he’s done for years. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Instead of the careful, determined movements down the maze corridors, his actions are rushed and out of control. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Dana,” Sarah greeted me, “you be careful. I spoke for you today. I don’t want you making me out to be a liar!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Thousands, maybe millions, of hungry mosquitoes massed so thickly that in one breath Salva could have ended up with a mouthful if he wasn’t careful. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later Lord Asriel’s expression was bland and virtuous, just as his daughter’s could be, and from then on Lord Roke was more careful. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But when Grub was small, we had to be very careful. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I think she got her eye on you, Minny. Just... be extra careful around her.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Step by careful step, he backs out of the room, and once he is in the hall where there are no windows to the driveway, he makes a mad dash towards the bedroom. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I told her: Be careful of drunk drivers,” says her mother, Linda. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He said to himself, Given that this was a piece of mystery meat sniffed out of a monkey carcass, I should have been a little more careful. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eyes still watering and head still throbbing, he drew his wand, careful not to disarrange the Cloak, and waited, breath held. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You and your friends need to be careful out on these streets, you hear me? You can’t be giving anybody a reason to hassle you.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A contained way of moving; she seemed instinctively careful not to take up too much space. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I did my homework, Pa,” I said, careful how I spoke up. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Tricky work, as it required the use of bone-tar, but they would sell fairly quickly, and the whole process would only take me four or five hours of careful work. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Stephen tells me to move my feet slowly, balancing on one foot at a time, careful not to step on twigs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. You’re still in recovery, and we must be extra careful and attentive. I highly recommend you continue to do your exercises with the resistance band at home, just as you have been.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You should read the newspaper. We all have to be a little careful.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had to be careful not to speak Korean to every Asian person who arrived, and because I was Korean I was regularly stationed to work at the greeting desk. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, controlling my temper, careful not to do or say anything that would jeopardize the Negroes’ position in the area. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it came to fighting, Woundwort was not given to careful calculation. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He yanked out a couple of chest protectors and laid the kid down, careful with his head. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

While on his voyage, Charles had usually been careful to label every bird, every fossil, every plant. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful who you talk to. Don’t let your guard down, okay?” he whispered. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I had to be careful though, not to speak too much like a northern Negro; they wouldn't like that. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said after careful consideration, “when you knock on somebody’s door in Africa—they don’t give you candy.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She was careful not to look at Tab when she said this. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“We have to be careful with our spending right now.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She watched herself real careful like it was a crafts project. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I had to be careful because I could withstand a lot more pressure than Annabeth. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was careful not to glance in the mirror and see my brown hair and brown eyes that looked so much like Liz’s. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped out from behind the candlestick, knelt down, bent his bow, and took careful aim at Snowbell’s left ear—which was the nearest to him. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Twixt Jingle Boy already being run too hard and me being careful whilst holding on to Hope Too-mah-ee-nee, we went easy and didn’t get to the ferry in Detroit till near daybreak. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Boys Charlie’s age can sometimes think and do things that you don’t expect. You have to be careful.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Kate paid close attention, careful not to mistake short for long or vice versa, making sure to recognize pauses. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They permit the most thorough and careful exploration. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jay Cee had to flatter the more famous man at the same time as she was careful not to hurt the less famous lady. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He takes the envelope, and I want to tell him to be careful. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

While I ate breakfast and Calista sipped her coffee from downstairs, we worked on our superheroes, and I was extra careful not to drip any milk drops on mine. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was real careful to use the manners that I had been taught. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother was careful to use her ‘visitor’s voice.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I were you, I would be careful who you insult,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing the quickening of his breath, the way he pulls against my careful knots, delights me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Never fear, Mrs. Clarke, we shall be very careful not to track snow indoors. I know how hard the staff has worked to make the house sparkle for the party tomorrow.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She told me to be careful, because children had occasionally fallen into the holes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph couldn’t help noticing how careful his uncle was with the surface, how he caressed it and stared at it, as if the table were the most important thing in the world. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Grace could tell that he was being very careful not to touch any part of her, and for some reason, that just made her sad. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Miss Larsen, hours later, placing a cool folded cloth on my forehead with careful fingers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She then peeled it back up, slowly, careful not to lose a single crystal. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He redoubled his caution and walked even more quietly, being careful not to give himself away by stepping on any branches. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I cleared my throat and said my log-in pass phrase, being careful to enunciate: “You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem as angry as he used to—just suspicious, careful. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

In a half dozen others were papers, some written on, others sealed, some with line after line of careful script crossed out with thick colored lines. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Bull was always careful to position the rabbit so that he was not looking down or up, but was, instead, forever looking behind him, at the road they had just traveled. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I walked behind him, careful not to trample the vines. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re careful not to hit me, and never walk too far behind. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He asked her to come down to the police station, and gave her careful instructions for getting there on the bus. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why I always signed the forms saying your names or pictures couldn’t be used on the school website; that was why I was always so careful about what I let you do online. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, those puppies are about to close.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“The bride weeps,” Lady Dustin said, as they made then- way down, step by careful step. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Not in this car. Be careful, children. Be very quiet.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“No, I’ve got a few things to take care of here. But be careful.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once again Mary Anne crossed the room under the careful scrutiny of her mother’s gaze. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They say that King Jerrold is going to hold three royal balls to welcome him. They say the prince will pick his wife at the balls. Ouch! Be careful.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then, with a careful quiet wedged between us, Lolo and I stare up at the stars. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I listened real careful to make sure Herman E. Calloway wasn’t sneaking up on me, then I pulled the drawer open. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ghost, already larger than his litter mates, smelled, her, gave her ear a careful nip, and settled back down. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Ji-yong has already promised me to be more careful,” she said with a stern glance at his back. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mike came and got me,” he said, taking a careful step toward me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Joey knew I was going to tease Byron so she sat there looking like I should be careful what I said. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your hair looks different,” he noted, careful not to look at her too long. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He made careful preparations, wrapping himself in several coats and mufflers and encasing his neat boots in goloshes. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could mention the formal values, the careful use of color. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like a good huntsman, she was careful to preserve the young; she was “the protectress of dewy youth” everywhere. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Willed herself closer to see better, though she was careful to keep out of sight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She drew a careful breath and tried again. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Chess thought about the careful way Ms. Morales had as if she was hiding them from some unknown danger. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

If Elroy was curious about any of this, he was careful never to put it into words. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing has been touched. I was careful not to move the body in making my examination.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, Peeta empties our breadbasket and points out how they have been careful to include types from the districts along with the refined bread of the Capitol. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was the only thing Nailer had ever seen his father talk about with careful respect rather than abusive authority. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was true that fear kept them careful. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Each of yesterday’s steps was careful, calculated, conscious. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s study of the nuances of others’ games had the same effect: He paid careful attention to the accumulation of fine detail. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His mother put a finger to his lips as if to say Don't Be careful. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Though I was careful to get the last drop, she gave only about half a gallon. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was also careful not to be seen by the cows, which get alarmed easily and would have warned the rest of the herd with their cries. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was fidgety ’bout some stuff and wasn’t careful. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But he found he had “to be careful” not to get too wound up by his work. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The family is careful not to pass Dobby even a sock, sir, for then he would be free to leave their house forever.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And found what I’d been looking for After emerging from the Underthing, I made my careful way through a window and a locked door into the women’s wing of the Mews. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I asked, careful not to push my luck. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She had to be careful not to say anything obviously impossible; she had to be vague in some places and invent plausible details in others; she had to be an artist, in short. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

On careful observation, I see his tongue has been pierced, too, and he wears a stud with a silver ball the size of a marble. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I sit very quietly and very still and am careful how I breathe. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

With slow, careful motions, I scoot to the edge of the bed. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He winks at me and I keep eating, but for the rest of dinner, I am careful to watch what Maxine does. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It went down hard, then got up again, and Rat took careful aim and shot off an ear. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sanjeev pressed the massive silver face to his ribs, careful not to let the feather hat slip, and followed her. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He walked through the park, careful to avoid the two policemen. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked real careful all along the blackberry bushes and the trees but didn’t see nothing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I warn Ronan, “Be careful. She may have a lure or hook on that thing.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She had said, “If we are careful,” and she was trying to be careful. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He mapped out a careful plan of action; he did not want it said that he had done all the things he had and then had got caught stealing a three-cent newspaper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear Bertha telling me to be careful and don’t stick my fingers through the chicken wire and stuff like that. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Be careful with that,” she said to two deckhands carrying a fine walnut chest. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A place he was being very careful to study. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We do need to be careful, Tara. Families are trying to reclaim land lost at Partition. And Muslims are angry because the courts sometimes side with Hindus." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to say, but I had to be careful. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“And I know he was very careful. About things like seat belts.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The ancient information is written in exhaustive, careful, redundant detail— how to laugh, how to sneeze, how to walk, how to recognize patterns, how to reproduce, how to digest an apple. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mami yelled because I was not careful and the dress tore. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be careful then. I don’t want to do anything more to you. I have to go now, darling, really.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

They had to be very careful about running into goblins. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Just be careful of her hurt wing,” she said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Is it rejected by the careful writers of the present? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I’m better at the stairs now but still very careful. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She never talked of her past when we were together, and I was always careful not to press her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Down the incline, watching his step on the rocks, careful not to get wet, careful not to leave prints. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Graham K.’s temper’s just as bad, but that only makes them all the more careful with him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What now, boys?” she said after giving each page a careful inspection. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was a man of high professional standards, a careful and deliberate, exacting judge who held himself to the letter of the law, however soporifically. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

That old phrase “Be careful what you wish for” seems appropriate. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He settled himself on his throne, laying himself down in coil after careful coil. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Bobby was especially careful when playing him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t know how careful you can get, Aunty. Atticus would love having Hank officially with us. You know it’d tickle him to death.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I open the patio door at Monet’s, careful not to spill any more of my coffee. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Some areas are not as steep as others. We’ll have to be careful, though.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, dear,” she says, running a light finger over my stitches. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He shoves weaker kids and spits on them if he gets the opportunity While getting a look at him before school, I’m careful not to be spotted by Sophie. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They’re struggling, using their whole bodies to push forward step by careful step. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

If that girl ain’t careful, somebody might actually end up liking her. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s quiet for a moment and then adds, “And I meant it when I said be careful. David is not the only one worried about you.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The Usage Panel is intended to be a sample of the virtual community for whom careful writers write. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I have to hold it real careful or it might break, that's how flimsy it is. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You know I can’t,” I say, careful not to let my irritation show. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clean it thoroughly, and painfully, with alcohol swabs, careful not to touch anything that might infect me, then redress the wound. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was very careful with the bottle, to wipe down the tip with a wet paper towel when I was done and screw the lid on tight so no glue dried up. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” Chuck said, his tone quickly melting into genuine concern. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We were careful, Meredith and I, to always be prepared. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And everyone in the office knew about my epilepsy, so they were always so careful around me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Because most of us had just arrived from sea level, however, Hall was careful to keep us to a more indolent pace that gave our bodies time to adapt to the increasingly thin air. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She said but always be careful because some people dont understand and they might think you are trying to make trouble. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I make my way through the back alleys, careful to avoid the streetlights, the street police, and the endless street crowd. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I guess so. But in town—” “In town, there’s a steel grid built into the ground, no matter where you go. Out here, you have to be careful.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He gathers up the sheet of blue plastic, careful to trap the berries inside, and goes to toss them into the woods. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She was very careful about being a good girl. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he finally returned, she was careful to speak only of unimportant things, for while he had been gone she discovered, to her surprise, that she missed him. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am careful of my fingers this time. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

And again I left the lane to fill my pockets, more careful now about where I stepped. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was careful not to point the muzzle toward the Long Knife. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I did my best to remember who came from which nation and which spouse went with whom, careful not to say too much for fear of getting anything wrong. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. Be careful when you put them back.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The nurse lowered his voice.“You’d better be careful. Keepers are nosing around. It seems there was a mutiny at the saltworks.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time, Winnie was careful not to make a noise when she climbed into the rowboat. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a better view of Room 5, he bit a careful peephole—one thread down and one thread across—in Ryan’s pocket. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

They might watch, if they were careful not to get in the way. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We say, we say. Be careful of say. Words say, ‘You have labeled this abstract, this concept, therefore you have captured it.’ Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I just had to be a little more careful where I positioned my head so that I wouldn’t find myself in the humiliating predicament of getting stuck a second time. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Papa, in school today I learned that you should be careful what you say when you talk about war,” Hanako said. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was afraid my hand might just lift up and drift over to him if I was not careful. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Esme kept a few feet between us, and I wondered if she was still being careful not to frighten me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If one weren’t careful, it could end in blood. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grote has never frightened me before, but something in his voice is different, and I know I need to be careful. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

His fingers pinch the knife handle, careful not to touch me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, be careful, Crow,” Miss Maggie said, her eyes full of worry. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Unlike Charles, she was not careful to put things back where she got them; the freethinking atmosphere at Maer had not inculcated order into her as the strict atmosphere at the Mount had into Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I better be careful about talking to you at school, or people will think I’m nuts.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, anyway,” he said, “be careful. There’ll be no moon tonight and you’re going to see some fog next to the river.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I know you know, but...please be careful.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“But it happened. Because you weren’t careful. I don’t know why you thought it would be a good idea to fall asleep down there.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Each step I take is slow and careful. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The Soviets will read everything you write. They’ve got people to translate. So be careful what you say.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“He’s going to break the glasses, Arturo. Tell him to be careful.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I sketch this scene in faint, careful lines. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Dude, careful we don’t roast and eat you.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“At great personal sacrifice. I would be very careful about making any accusations along those lines about her.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The Lord don’t make firecrackers, son. Hit’s jest too bad pore Blu didn’t be more careful when he was shootin’m off.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He was always careful to keep a close eye on Sally when they went exploring. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I took a careful look at the engine, trying to remember what my dad had taught me about cars. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Her name, Rosaleen Daise, was written twenty-five times at least down the page in large, careful cursive, like the first paper you turn in when school starts. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When, at last, the train chugs into the Bengaluru station, Aunty Silver warns us, just like Mr. Subramaniam did, "Be careful. And good luck!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Some enter each tent they pass, while others are more selective, choosing tents to enter after careful consideration of signs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In my campaign speeches, I tried to be more careful about how the words came out of my mouth, but my message remained the same. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

So if it ever happened again—and he was quite certain it wouldn’t; he had been very careful near heavy doors since the accident!—he could still receive medication. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

And if we are careful that will be hard to find. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’m careful not to get any on my yellow dress. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

As he dug, he was careful to dump the dirt far away from the hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

It took nearly ten minutes for all of them to pass, only then did I emerge and begin to make my careful way home. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As I hike along, I feel certain I'm still holding the screen in the Capitol, so I'm careful to continue to hide my emotions. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They had to be careful which songs they sang. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know the answer to that. Be careful, Miss Podgórska. And God forgive us all.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There were cameras behind me and I was careful not to turn directly around. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was careful to be realistic but also to sound notes of hope, reminding his listeners of our resilience as a nation, our ability to rebound after tough times. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Madoc is only being careful, only putting his best people in place. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Peaches and nectarines dusted with a careful hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once an hour, an escorted group stood before it and asked questions of the robot engineer in charge in careful whispers. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

They had to be careful because the decision would serve as precedent for all future Government Pachyderm Carcass Disposals. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time Mom is steady, careful, and totally in control—in other words, the polar opposite of my dad. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“No cocoa until I get home, okay? I don’t want you lighting the stovetop. And be careful when you turn on the heaters.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Books! And cleverness! There are more important things — friendship and bravery and — oh Harry — be careful “You drink first,” said Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I dug them up, being careful to leave their plants alive. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, dear,” the man says as I step out, the bells attached to the door jingling. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Our car broke down,” I said, being careful not to divulge too much information. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They were careful not to touch it, for the sap was poison. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m careful to stay in the shadows, even on this stormy night. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Naima raced through her morning chores, trying hard to be careful. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’d had so many careful, sensible conversations at this point, with so many people, about how to extract myself from a career in which, by all outward measures, I was flourishing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Real careful, I peel off all the paper, and the thing is, it's not a pyramid-shaped box he bought somewhere, he made it. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Through careful repeated exposure, I will teach the children not to give two figs about squirrels. I wonder if it has ever been done before?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Many had thorns, and they had to be careful walking through them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“But be careful with that,” I said, nodding at the paper, “because if you text me too much, you’ll have to marry me. It’s the rules of my religion.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“So we better be careful how we go through,” Pantalaimon said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the downside of that industrialized food process is that, if we’re not careful, we can succumb to the ease of access. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Be careful out there with that phone, Wallace. Watch your back. Do not use it in the streets for the whole hood to see.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

If I was careful, I would have enough to feed Helena and the Diamants for another week. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

If you’re not careful, the viola can make the most awful screech, even in the hands of practiced musicians. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped over a snoozing Franz and crept out the door, careful to turn the doorknob in that special way to keep it from squeaking. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, Abilene. That old woman might have more up her sleeves than jangly bracelets.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Still, that was in daylight and before I was more careful about my behavior. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sold less than before because having to be so careful consumed so much time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she was careful not to make the same kind of mistake herself; and she believed all the stories the guys told. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every careful footstep echoed loudly off the shadowy walls. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

After the satchel scare, I promised myself I’d be more careful. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, careful there, honey,” the nurse exclaimed, throwing a protective arm over Dolores’s head to block her from a nearby IV stand. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

His voice on the recorder is careful and clear. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Ashima writes back with careful descriptions of her son, reporting the circumstances of his first smile, the day he first rolls over, his first squeal of delight. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m quick to say, “I know! Believe me, I know. I’m being careful.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You want to be careful; they can run you right down. Oh no, I think there’s a snake there. One of those black snakes. You’ve got the antidote in the car, right?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They approached slowly, careful not to make any threatening moves. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Eurytion picked up the sword, careful not to touch the blade. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was being a little careful when I ran into other people, because of the arm lesion. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then by careful measurements of their respiration, it was found that the fermentation rate was markedly above normal, just as Warburg had foreseen. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

"He came-disguised. He may come again even though we gave him the head of our kill to eat. So watch; and be careful." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I am very careful about how I word my question. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But I make myself be slow and careful. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I love you, too, Bella. Try to be more careful when you walk, honey, I don’t want to lose you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned down and squeezed through, careful to avoid the barbs. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And so he is tender and careful, and comes to her clean that their fulfilment may be rich and blessed. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rocked the vial of HeLa cells back and forth in his hand as he started talking about how careful you have to be when you handle them. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Now I must be careful,” he told himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, after several minutes of careful thought, she flipped open her address book and dialed her friend Michael, who worked at the New York Times. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t really sure what I was promising, because what did she mean about being careful? Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I think the alley is empty. Be careful, and...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I creep closer to the cruiser as Mami talks, being careful not to make any sudden moves the whole way. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He would have to be terribly careful not to say or do anything to frighten him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Of course I would never need the drench so long as I was careful. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You know, it’s starting to sound like you actually believe in me. You’d better be careful.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"You just tell your brother he ought to be careful 'bout who he claims as kinfolks. Some of us don't think so much of his kind of politics." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think she must be back in Forks. She won’t call if there’s any chance the female will overhear. I expect they’re all just being very careful.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Becky watched me careful when I turned inside myself like that. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened it immediately, careful not to rip the excellent artwork, as my desk mates leaned in for a closer look. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“You squat and do your business. But be careful to keep your legs far apart so that you don’t fall in. Would you like me to go first and show you how it’s done?” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The thing about flying on a pegasus during the daytime is that if you’re not careful, you can cause a serious traffic accident on the Long Island Expressway. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Big Ma shouted to Mr. Lucas to be careful. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Although, as I have explained, I tried to be careful when I spoke our sacred language, that Friday I had been caught. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took it and was even more careful on the rutted clay lest the big Buick lose its oil pan. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bull was at least a foot taller than her, so he had to be careful not to pull away or else he might lose the entire ear. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It is only for the season, sonny. Just be careful you not fell into debt. For then they do own you.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When enough careful writers and speakers fail to do something that a pencil-and-paper analysis of syntax says they should, it may mean that it’s the pencil-and-paper analysis that is wrong, not the speakers and writers. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Our side. We on our side. Just be careful, Sierra. That’s all I’m saying. Do what you gotta do, but don’t run your mouth about everything. Just keep that stuff to yourself.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It would probably be wise to be careful around Four, I realize. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Omakayas was careful not to startle him or gaze too long into his mean, clouded eyes. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“For that matter,” said Lustig, nodding, “Williams and his men, as well as York, landed on the opposite side of Mars. We were very careful to land on this side.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked prosperous and spoke in a quiet, careful way. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

On the very first page, in careful handwriting, I spelled out my reasons for starting it: One, I feel very confused about where I want my life to go. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Instead, I tried to explain that we didn’t object to his travels; we just wanted him to be a little more careful and to keep us better informed of his whereabouts.’’ Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scooping the clay crumbs into his palm, he spat on them, softened and mixed them with a careful finger, then pressed them into the crack and smoothed the edges as well as he could. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

You need to be careful when you’re making those kinds of serious allegations.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archie was careful to keep his poker face, intent on not betraying an emotion. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was old army cavalry, Kentucky-bom, raised in the Indian wars; he was slow, he was careful, but he sensed something happening, a breathless something in his chest. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were extra careful with the barbed wire that they installed on the top and bottom of the fence, wire that could easily tear them open. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They stood on a ledge high up in the great cavern, watching Lord Asriel and the snow leopard make their careful way down, a long way below. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Sure,” he said to Dicey, "you and your brother carry these two and I’ll take the third. Be careful—there are some eggs in there somewhere. We did remember the eggs, didn’t we?” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he also says, ‘Since 9/11, Muslims have to be careful. People think we’re all terrorists.’ Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

In fact, these reference works, with their careful attention to history, literature, and actual usage, are the most adamant debunkers of grammatical nonsense. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

You were careful, but still, there were signs. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

After that we learned to be more careful. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

We strolled along at an easy pace, careful of little legs. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I am careful not to wake this girl who enfolds me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“We have enough food and water for three days, if we’re careful about it.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

"Now you be careful out in the real world," said Armpit. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

With small pieces of wood and careful blowing he soon had a blaze going again. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many times had I heard: “Be careful of police”; “Be careful of white people.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Jason’s entire career at Camp Jupiter had been built on careful choices. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I—er, I guess,” I said, careful to keep my face neutral. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He was lean and of middle height, and his movements were careful, as if he thought he might break something inadvertently, as if he was unused to delicate glasses and fine tableware. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Be more careful, Mike. The law was designed to save, not to destroy.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke to the general, he was very careful to say that that test did not in itself prove that the virus was Ebola Zaire. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tall, heavyset spinster, about forty years old, she always wore a scarf on her head, tied beneath the chin, even during class, and she spoke with a slow, careful Appalachian accent. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” said Kaisa, and reached out to take the knife away from her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam crawled quiedy into the water, being very careful to make no splash. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I became more tactful, careful to keep separate the two very different worlds of my day. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, careful to rest my hair over my right cheek, I headed down the slope. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Always thanking them, always having to be careful. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Inside is not the sort of dim lighting you hope for when you want to move something hot, but I was careful to dress nice enough to look like the watch is mine. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forever after when she came into his store, the grocer would say, “Be careful with my plums! Don’t get too close to my melons!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wrote to Obinze about the books she read, careful, sumptuous letters that opened, between them, a new intimacy; she had begun, finally, to grasp the power books had over him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Once we were safe outside, I checked him over real careful and he didn’t look that good. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph walked through the dim shadows of the dining room, careful not to move a chair or dislodge a napkin. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Leroy, this here’s moving too fast! You got to be careful. That’s a lot of money you talking ’bout to buy your family, and money can make folks do some crazy things.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

One by one we pulled ourselves up and settled into cramped positions along the wagon’s rear porch, careful to do so quietly lest the driver hear us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Be careful....Lorraine, don’t you think that skirt is a little too short?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

During dinner everyone is careful not to talk about Bobby the missing person—or the cops, or jail time—so there's nothing to do but chat and try to be happy. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them were getting along so well that Abbey and I were extra careful not to mention the sticky subject of Dusty Muleman’s casino boat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The slow, careful steps came along the hall; the Count was evidently prepared for some surprise—at least he feared it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When they were far away from the bandits, they traded a few careful whispers. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

If he wasn’t careful, he would cut open the other foot. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I pictured them wanting to kiss me good-bye, careful with their tears, holding each other because they could not hold me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have to be careful what we say to no street walker,” chipped in another woman. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun lights a path for my balloons as they hover above the dark ocean, careful not to get swept into the masts of large imperial ships. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But maybe until I figured it out—whatever “it” might be—I should be more careful. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was so careful, so fearful of hurting me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But Anatole came home excited about the general strike and spoke of it quietly through dinner, careful as always to use code words and false names. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We always had to be careful about snakes in the countryside. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paid careful attention to where I had been tattooed. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The lights on this floor had burnt out, meaning I had to be careful climbing stairs in the gloominess. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I had to be careful not to bump into anything and make a racket. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Many students who demanded that the university be ‘shut down’ were careful to check with instructors to be certain they would get course credit at the end of the quarter. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly it could read her thoughts; she was going to have to be careful. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And, yes, I did tell the brothers to be very, very careful. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And be careful with tune and turn: I think I’ll tune in to my favorite TV show and turn into a couch potato. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I move to the left—careful not to slip in the water, my feet angling on the roof. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

There was so much I wanted to say, but this seemed like such a sensitive topic for him that I also wanted to be careful. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to take my canoe out. The river’s a bit high, so I’ll prob’ly have to be careful, but I want to clean it out and make it shipshape.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, sugah,” he heard her say to the largest of the men. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be real careful with them seeds. I’m gonna need a big pile of ’em soon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, of course I understand it took time and careful thought for you to reply. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Roy was careful not to gloat or joke about it, or to draw any special attention to himself. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Dede read Mama the news, she was careful to leave out anything that would worry her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Be careful because once you become a part of the world it becomes a part of you, too? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There are all kinds of hands—careful ones, cruel ones, ones you can trust and ones you can’t. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Just be careful with that heart of yours.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I got out of bed, put on my slippers, and slid around the perimeter of the room, careful to avoid the floorboard in the middle that cracked like a pistol shot. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

"Knights may keep their truces with other knights, but they are not so careful of their honor When dealing with those they deem outlaw." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She smoothed the front of her sundress, picked up her towel, and with careful hands rolled it into a ball. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Third, Galileo had the example of Gilbert, who had used the careful manipulation of experimental apparatus to establish new and unsuspected truths. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Just be careful when you go out there. Lots of fields, lots of crops. Could be karpoi on the loose.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But my suspicious mind kept telling me not to trust him too much, to be extra careful around him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She took a careful step forward, over the icy blood. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I learned to keep my gaze fixed firmly ahead anytime I passed a group of men clustered on a street corner, careful not to register their eyes roving over my chest and legs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Just be careful,” Grandma said, which was also what Ma always said to Dad before he went to the firehouse. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Tyson lumbered over, careful not to step on the sheep. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I remember Cora, earlier in the spring, staggering around even though she had the flu, holding on to the door frames when she thought no one was looking, being careful not to cough. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

And usually he was such a slow careful driver, stopping dead at every cross-roads, peering to right and left, blowing his horn at every bend in the road. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Grand ma grew careful about balancing her ingredients, holding the measuring cup up to the light She was like a scientist seeking the cure for something. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Being careful not to make a sound, he stole across to the lamp by the bookshelf, shinnied up the cord, and climbed out onto the shelf. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

They lifted her with a quick jerk, almost throwing her up in the air—she was obviously a lot lighter than they’d thought—and Thomas almost shouted at them to be more careful. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My mother used to smile at me and say, “Be careful where you put your feet, Beatrice. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” shouted Milo as the bug swung his cane again, catching the bee on the foot and knocking over the box of W’s. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how careful I am, eventually I’ll make another misstep. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We go up the stairs, single file, being careful not to step on the trailing hems of each other’s dresses. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Do be careful of that ring, Frodo! In fact, it is partly about that that I have come to say a last word.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Though I often stumble, I can be a most careful speaker when I wish. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It may seem odd, I read, to be so careful, but I have reasons. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

At any rate, modest men were careful not to over-bow themselves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped back, but careful not to take my eyes off of them, and I closed the door, and waited for help to arrive. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I want all possible knowledge of the enemy strength. Ride forward yourself and observe. And be careful.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was still careful to stay far enough from the fire that the light couldn’t reach my face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

After careful positioning, I get one blurred picture of the whole thing. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Even Clara, who had never dreaded my temper, partly because I was careful not to turn it against her, walked around half terrified. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always knew I had to be careful and protect my mom because my stepdad is a professional alcoholic. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They explained that they had to be careful about appearing to be too close to the Klan; blacks and liberals could make things very uncomfortable for them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Only in 1928 did the first careful estimate of the indigenous population appear. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Be careful—don’t burn your hands,” she warns. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“The dishwater is boiling away on the stove, I forgot all about it. You all clear the table and start washing up. Be careful and don’t get burned.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t like that I’m wearing my bike helmet in the car with him, but you just can’t be too careful. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I am careful not to be too grateful, lest it be taken away. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I ’member watching the boy climb up on Spangler’s back, being careful not to kick Pap when he throwed his leg o’er. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Tucking my legs up, I balance my note- book on my knees and write, in slow, careful letters. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Accustomed as they were to months of careful courtship, they were not likely to be won over with a smile and a handshake, either. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I thought of Papa, telling me to be careful with my drawing. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I’m careful not to stick my fingers in the same spot. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the sarcasm in his lifelong friend’s voice, Amarante thumbed back the hammer, took careful aim . . . and blew the second bottle into just as spectacular smithereens. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Grayson read each page with careful deliberation, even stopping to take notes on an article she seemed to like. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Manet, ever the careful teacher, had taken care to describe the dangers of every material we used. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At night, with Crane-man’s careful ministrations, the wound on Tree-ear’s hand would begin to heal, the tender pink layer toughening slightly. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Tata Ndu turned directly to Father and spoke to him in surprisingly careful English, rolling his r’s, placing every syllable like a stone in a hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Panting, we clung to each other as though gravity itself might yank us apart if we weren’t careful. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You’ve never seen them, but they’re bright—bright as a hundred fires! You must be very careful crossing the border, though. Don’t get out of the boat. The ground is full of land mines.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This might take a couple of hours to harden, so be careful when you pack the ice in,” he says, way more enthusiastic than someone ought to be about silicone sealant. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

One had to be careful with elbows and boys. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she picked everything up, careful as ever, and sat down. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

"Be careful. Don't go out tonight," he says. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

In our house each school year would begin with my mother’s careful instruction: ‘Don’t write in your books so we can sell them at the end of the year.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to be very careful of my fingers when the temperature was below minus twenty, especially if the wind blew, for I could pick up a frostbite amazingly fast. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I held my breath as he navigated around the outer ring of rooms, careful to avoid driving past the office. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

An English Tudor right next door, then a large Old Mission style estate, next a sprawling Craftsman, and last, the white house that Mr. Bender paired with the word careful. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wish I did not pay such careful attention. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She backed away, careful to crouch as the rangers had warned her to. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I mean it, Marlee. I don’t want to scare you too much—I’ll keep you safe—but I do want you to be careful. Which means you stay away from Liz.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can it be sewn in by a surgeon with careful stitches? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The vedalia can be maintained only by repeated releases and by the most careful attention to spray schedules, to minimize their contact with insecticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Come whenever you feel like it. Be careful; the stairs and landings are dark; don’t stumble.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

Once I am outside, I have to be more careful. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I move around them, careful not to hit myself. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Reynie, who very much wanted to take it, was careful to follow the instructions. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing Spanish then, I continued to be a careful, if sad, listener to sounds. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, careful of her bad ankle, she got down on hands and knees and crawled inside. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m telling you to be careful around Joseph Brook,” said Mr. Canton. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The topic, “Personal Reactions,” was written on the board in Ms. Udell’s careful print. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Something warned him to be careful and not to reveal that he had overheard the debate. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"You'll hear of him soon enough. Sit down, Brother Clifton; sit down. You must be careful. You are valuable to the organization, you must not take chances." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Radar trotted beside them carrying Nunu’s backpack, the handle clenched in his teeth, always careful to keep his head up so it wouldn’t scrape the ground. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was only one particular group of demon boys I did not have to watch out for; I still had to be careful whenever I left the stable. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If you’re going to leave, be careful on your way out. The door closes fast." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They tramped up a hill and down into a heavily wooded valley, careful to avoid the black-and-red-striped snakes sunning themselves on the rocks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My parents still kept a careful watch on her, but even they seemed more relaxed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I thought back to all my letters where I asked Papa to be careful. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He tells us we have to be careful to stick out our tongues far enough so that the Communion wafer won’t fall to the floor. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You want to be careful, Blaise! I saw this young lady perform the most marvelous Bat-Bogey Hex as I was passing her carriage! I wouldn’t cross her!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, that makes me feel better about doing this,” said Lee, and took careful aim. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You be careful, now,” she says, and she kisses her palm and pretends to blow it in my direction. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“But you need to be careful what you say on the telephone when Cloke’s in your house.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Was she careful not to rub too hard and maybe rub one away? It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I just have to be careful not to set up a pattern. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As heavy rain drops plunked on either side of us, Mami told us to be careful, because we were walking on a bridge. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Werfel was very careful to walk at a normal speed, though his heart was racing, and everything in his body and brain was complaining about disaster. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

A more careful examination of the data revealed that Manson was not only too small, but also nine million years too early. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Have I taught you nothing in all these years? You have to be careful when you buy off a clearance rack.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

His pale green eyes meet mine, careful and wary. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was careful to keep his voice light, casual. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She peered deeply into his eyes and said, “Be careful! Come back! Please come back!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

How many more ways can my careful world be upended? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t walk around with a sign saying, “Be careful, this is the greatest fencer since the death of the Wizard of Corsica. Do not burgle.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As the days passed, I got into the habit of being careful. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He told Joe to be careful not to miss his chance. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“We can write letters for our Language Arts class. However, I think we should be careful that we tell the truth.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“If we’re not careful, my father may try to kidnap her,” Mom said. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Long ago, the sky was so low that you might bump your head on it if you were not careful, and so low that people sometimes disappeared right up into it. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

If you’re not careful, this is also what becomes of the parlor of your mind. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The merchant spent the entire day mumbling behind the counter, telling the boy to be careful with the pieces and not to break anything. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom swiveled round and aimed a careful smile into the back seat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When I would approach even a single stair, she would call out, “Be careful!” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I looked down and was so flat-out embarrassed that I was grateful when a colored man who had big, blacksmith arms was patient ’nough to take careful aim with his punch and knock me cold! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad went to the wedding, and at the reception, they got a little drunk and back at the hotel weren’t as careful as usual. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a careful step back, and Mini followed her example. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There is nothing about this boy that is neat and careful. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

How quickly his careful hand moves, weaving lines of type, working backward. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t think so. Of course the Elders are so careful in their observations and selections.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I turn to the beginning, careful not to damage the old pages. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Be careful of the steps there,” Harry said. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Each is careful not to hog more than her share of the attention. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful. Don’t trust animals. Go to better stores in our part of town,” so she knew he thought she was Jewish. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They advised us to be careful talking to him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I’m walking a tightrope, careful with my words, hoping my friends and classmates and teachers and coworkers won’t discover my secret, because if they do, I will fall and crash. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

X turned around in his chair and asked him to come in, and to be careful not to step on the dog. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He looks at me with careful eyes—desperate eyes—but the light in them vanishes quickly, like a window being slammed shut. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, I wouldn’t just start whacking at it or we might be dead before noon. We need to be careful. Delicate, precise hits on the clasps.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She removed her braids, careful to leave her scalp unscratched, to leave undisturbed the dirt that would protect it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Just snip a length of wire, grasp it firmly in the little tongs and—careful now. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He was careful with everything he touched, putting each bug back where he found it, nudging each pile of dirt back into place. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I walked all around the space, being careful not to knock anything over. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I am careful and accurate, but I have drawn a person-shaped bottle, inert and without life. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I was too slow today, sir. I regret that very much. I was trying to be . . . careful. I may have been too careful.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides questions, the word careful came to mind, too. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It means to be careful about one’s conduct. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t break my skin, but I was going to have to be careful of her sharp baby teeth and those twisting tusks. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I tiptoed past Dad’s office and went to my parents’ bedroom door, turning the knob slowly, pushing the door open, careful not to make any noise, barely even breathing. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It also required careful research by Meredith, particularly on foreign trips. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I’m shutting up. Please be careful. I have to see you one la—I have to see you, okay?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“There you go, lads. And remember, be careful with fire. Once you start it, fire works!” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I noticed Dr. Chase was very careful not to say ran away. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Thank God I had been careful to keep most of the details about Alice and myself in my private file. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I squat down and reach for it, careful not to make a sound as I pull it out of the stack. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Most people agree that the appreciation of art music requires some study, careful listening, or other extra effort. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I was careful to have a good look around all the trees and high up in the sky before I slipped under the fence. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He hopped off the dactyl, careful not to land in the massive mound of pteropoop, and hurried over, satchel open. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But to create something lasting of his death takes time and careful planning —" "Gentlemahn," Ras shouted, "stick to the issue. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if he’s being careful not to touch me or if my hand stiffens involuntarily, but there’s no contact. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I’m also mustering the courage to take a careful look at the exam. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“All right,” he said, “but please, please, be careful.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they sat on the couch Momma and Dad quit talking like nobody was around and got real careful about what they said. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The careful shield he always keeps around him has fallen away, leaving an inner layer of him exposed. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I said that the question had made me aware of how careful Malcolm X had always been to play himself down and to play up his leader Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl next door saw us, so be careful. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Lena handed the necklace to Anya, and she pulled it over her head, careful to tuck the key under her dress. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Be careful with him always that there may be nothing to excite him of this kind for a long time to come; the traces of such an illness as his do not lightly die away. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

We proceeded to play a slow, careful game, bunting whenever we had to, sacrificing to move runners forward, obeying Mr. Galanter’s instructions. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Be very careful,” whispered Tock when they’d finally reached the top, and the Humbug stepped gingerly around and started up the stairs. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I will be careful,” said the Wart, who was beginning to fed rather scared. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

So be careful, child; black people are too angry, too desperate.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Below her feet was a tangle of vines and roots, and she had to be careful where she stepped if she wanted to avoid a turned ankle or wrenched knee. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Now, Virginia, you have to be careful because this means you could become a mother, and you’re not ready for that yet. So if boys want to touch you, don’t let them. All right?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sandage, after years of careful calculations, arrived at a value for the Hubble constant of 50, giving the universe an age of 20 billion years. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

So he pulled back the hammer, took careful aim directly on the target, and fired again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went around the car, and as she slipped under the steering wheel, this time she was careful not to bump her head. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

And he had to be careful not to hit anything sharp floating in the water. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘You be careful of yourself, Maggot!’ she called. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to get stung if you’re not more careful. My niece over in Benton? She got stung on the nose. Yeah. They almost had to cut it off.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She was especially careful to pay attention to them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Town people thought you couldn’t be too careful when it was a question of your children hobnobbing with mill folks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Molly was ten years old, almond-eyed and reserved, careful with her affections. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Be careful. Don’t tell anyone you don’t trust. And make sure they know the risks. I don’t think the Director is going to take this lightly.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Daddy left debts, Dana. He was the most careful man I know with money, but he still left debts.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone had to be more careful and orderly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She took a careful breath and worked at draining the distress from her face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rabbi Galanos pulled the cover off two perfect golden loaves of challah, picked up one, and held it in careful hands while he said Ha-Motzi in exactly the way Anya’s family did. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I wipe my hands on my skirt to make sure they’re clean and then flip through the book, careful not to hurt any pages. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dark corridor behind it led, as they knew from their careful scouting trips, into an empty theater. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She was careful to keep the hole itself blocked so he wouldn’t notice it as she hooked his billy goats into their traces. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Real careful, I push the swinging door, peek out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

You had to be careful whenever you entered a new zone or sector. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Her black hair, which was normally coiled in two careful braids tucked against the nape of her neck, was coming loose as though she had rushed through her morning rituals. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

This raises the question of how a careful writer can distinguish a legitimate rule of usage from a grandmother’s tale. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

This could be a really good thing, but there’s a voice inside of me—most likely my father’s paranoid voice—telling me to be careful. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the robot’s careful attention, it was now bursting with colors and scents and flavors. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“So if there should ever come a moment when either of you might well... might give him a sort of handle... you will be careful of me, won’t you? I am in your hands, dears.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mudd made a cut on the boot near the ankle, careful not to cut too deeply and open Booth’s soft flesh. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long legs, up to yer chest, with claws at the end that can kill you with one kick if yer not careful. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The baby was thirty days old, and we had to be careful about infections, foul breezes, and the evil eye. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“They’re going to live. There’s a lot of typhus. You need to be careful coming in here. Schillinger was so weak the Gestapo nearly shot him.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It seemed harder on him then than it was on me, and he told me, “I just can’t imagine what it must be like to lose a child. Please, Vera, be careful.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was a long pause, a sigh, and then something that sounded a lot like Be careful before she heard the sound of fading footsteps and knew she and the Shetani were alone. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You are killing me. You know that? I promise, extra promise, I’ll be careful,” he whispered. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“No. It wouldn’t be a good idea for either of us. I’ll be more careful in the future.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

In the clean white sand on the floor Hannah traced a careful B. Looking at Prudence, Kit held her breath. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He told her to be careful of people looking to find out where Henrietta’s grave was because they might want to steal her bones, since her body was so valuable to science. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go below and have a look. Take it careful, Lyra. Hold that tight.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Still, she was careful to keep her own sorrow inside. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Sensing that Petra would reveal secrets, Spassky warned Bobby to “be careful.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We tore up the letter and flushed it down the toilet. Never found another one, either. Guess he was more careful after that.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Papa told me to be a little more careful where I set my traps. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, almost mechanically: "We must be very careful—" and stopped. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I get it. Just be careful,” Luke said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Careful... careful... don’t you say anything to scare him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be very careful not to say anything until I tell you to.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And he would have to be very careful from now on with his diet. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I straightened my supplies on the coffee table and sat, careful to avoid the pins, and smiled at the idea that Arletta would be the first friend I welcomed into my new place. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Dorian, realizing how close he was to crossing a boundary between impertinence and rebellion—a boundary that he’d been very, very careful to maintain—mumbled his apologies. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He would be a perfect father, this man of careful disciplines. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The New Meadows was quiet, with the tide slow and careful not to scrape itself against the shore rocks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

They stare back at us, blank-eyed and beautiful silent and still. down the road Be careful when you play with him, my grandmother warns us about the boy with the hole in his heart. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

When I sweep the color along the hem of the woman’s torn dress, I know I’m being too careful. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I brush my teeth and scrub my face, being careful not to use too much water. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

His legs were sticking out from under the mailbox, and I was careful not to wake him. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Emily heard a careful tread on the stairs—Cecilia at last taking the flowers up to the guests room, a simple errand she had been asked many times that day to perform. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ma also has to be extra careful because she speaks Khmer with a Chinese accent. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had taken on a careful and calibrated charm. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Be careful. He might be blind, but he’s still dangerous,” I told the girls. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mya says, running over to give me a one-arm hug, careful not to drop her food. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

"I don't see why we have to be so careful?" she said, still hopping about. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I can see what she’ll look like in fifteen years, if she isn’t careful. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She decided she would have to be extra careful. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

An action shot required perfect timing and careful handling of the camera, so Fadi had suggested that Anh use a tripod. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He says “be careful Dad. Don’t drive if you feel sleepy, better stop & rest by the road side.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. I like yours, too,” I say, careful not to make eye contact with Sheila or her friends as I slide into my seat. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Arturo walked like a crab over to the bucket, careful to keep his footing on the slanted roof. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Being careful with his back, Papa stood up slowly and hugged her gently. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Celia always warned him to be careful when he looked out, but he was so excited that he didn’t care. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, where the expeditionaries explored with careful intent, there was nothing but a thick forest of flowers. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Come any time,” said Marian, “if you are feeling bored. You only have to follow the glades. And you, Wart, be careful of that collar-bone for a few days.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If thee is very, very careful, thee can pick one up and hold it,” Hannah told her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful not to let it drip on you,” he called to Kira, and motioned to her to come forward. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Motorists in Scotland and the North should be careful of black ice on the roads, and the Midlands should anticipate widespread patches of freezing fog. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

At the same time, though, we must be careful not to assume that differences exist when they do not, or to exaggerate the ones that do. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I tilt Virginia down so they can admire her, being careful to support her head. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

During the school year she gave us careful instructions to bring home every single paper that the teachers handed out at school, especially in January, and failure to follow these instructions resulted in severe beatings. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If that hasn’t happened by now, it isn’t going to. We’ll be careful, and we’ll make sure to get back before dark. We’ll be fine. We have the salt. That stuff works like acid.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“You have to be careful about the rats, in case they’re rabid, but for the most part they’re okay, too. They eat the bodies and leave everyone else alone.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

If nothing else, the mess left by the Rusties proved that things could go terribly wrong if you weren’t careful. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Isa did a final mop to get rid of the stickiness, careful to keep her eyes averted from the peephole. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Each morning I made my puja at the kitchen shrine, careful to present an offering of fruit or a few scattered flower petals. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I walk to the left, careful not to advance even an inch toward the Candor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember to tear it open before you go out to Dragon’s bowl. Hurry, now. I can hear Mrs. Fitzgibbon moving around. She’s getting the dinner. Be careful, and good luck.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to be careful, but I had to cut close to the skin with those big scissors to free her. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we’ll let Viola finish the dough. You go ahead and peel and core the apples. Hold the apple like this, and draw the knife toward you. Be careful. It’s sharp.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Take heed, Mrs. Clarke,” Penelope said cautiously, “you are likely to drip wax on yourself if you are not careful. That will give a nasty burn.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The Court's rulings had become increasingly hostile to death row prisoners and less committed to the notion that "death is different," requiring more careful review. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I just want to make sure you know how to be careful.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Caw,” he said again, which Luna took to mean, “Be careful. Also, are you aware that rock is on fire?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In the early morning I had studied maps, drawn a careful line along the way I wished to go. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edward helped me into his car, being very careful of the wisps of silk and chiffon, the. flowers he’d just pinned into my elaborately styled curls, and my bulky walking cast. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The attached message says, But we were ever so careful, dear, which surprises a big enough laugh out of Alex that Zahra ejects him from her weekly debriefing with him and June. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” the doctor told him soberly and then said to his wife, “Good night. Be careful.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The first three were in Johnny’s fine careful hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is so careful in her movements, so precise— it reminds me of the Amity musicians plucking at banjo strings. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When I looked again, I saw him headed back the way he’d come, and I knew I’d have to be careful not to run into him again when I returned to the ferry dock. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“My parents let me borrow books from the used section sometimes, if I’m very, very careful,” Thorn said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He realized he had to be more careful. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I crept down the stairs, careful to skip the squeaky ones. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I screamed and charged back into the fight, swinging my ax, but I was careful not to hit one of my dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took several days, but by dint of careful reporting skills and copious phone calls, Mrs. Richardson finally found the key she had been looking for. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They had to be extra careful, Baba Joseph said, because it was never certain whether the elephant was going to run away from or toward them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My shoe slipped on the wet bark on my first step, but I caught myself and took a more careful second step. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The girl took big, careful steps over the cracks in the ice, moving in wobbly slow motion. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to have to be careful,” she said, leading the way back to Daddy's car. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“That’s cool. Be careful with the phone, okay? Just keep it in your locker.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s different for us. Emmett . . . these were strangers he happened across. It was a long time ago, and he wasn’t as . . . practiced, as careful, as he is now.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We have to be careful about who we fall for, especially me and Janae. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The years of careful, unemotional crystallographic training had left their mark. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Right there, yeah, that’s it. And then pull the knife all the way up to the head, quick. But be careful!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We dug, being careful not to scratch up the coffin, and then sifted the sand from the pencils. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please be careful, madam,” he said in a polite but firm tone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ghost, already larger than his litter mates, smelled, her, gave her ear a careful nip, and settled back down. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Come whenever you feel like it Be careful; the stairs and landings are dark; don’t stumble.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lightly, the asura felt around her own head, careful to avoid touching it with her deadly hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

If we’re careful and eat only two small meals a day, there’s enough here for three days. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Death has a terrible habit of cutting straight through every careful line you’ve drawn between your present and your future. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was thick and beautiful, and I was careful to write slowly and as clearly as I could. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He pointed to a long skinny black suitcase that had a leather handle on top of it and said, “And be careful, that’s my bread and butter in there.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

And I listened careful, so I could learn it right. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I have to be careful, because if a kid is picked last, it can absolutely destroy his or her self-confidence. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My arms and face were dark after a summer out in the sun, but I had been careful to cover my shoulders. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was careful not to snag them as he took them off the willows, and he folded them awkwardly before he took them back. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We eat our cones quickly, careful not to drip melted ice cream onto our clothes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I would utilize foresight, bravery, skill, careful timing, reconnaissance missions and the support of staunch allies to show her that I was the best possible boyfriend for her. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But wacko or not, he’s awfully careful about keeping his secrets—which is why this has been so extremely, marvelously, wonderfully satisfying!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Boats chug around the lake, careful to avoid the giant water turbines churning along the edge, and the shore's flood sirens are quiet and unlit. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Chou is brushing Geak’s hair, being careful not to pull it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were careful of the snakes that came out hunting after sundown, and they sneaked up to the cave very quietly and waited for the bats to fly out. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The goddess of love would not make a special trip to tell thee that. Be careful, Percy. Aphrodite has led many heroes astray.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I had learned from some of the pros, and from my own experience, how important it was to be careful and plan. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Lawrence, Great God A-Mighty—” “You just be careful of the name business in front of the men. Listen, we don’t want anybody to think there’s favoritism. ” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up speed, careful not to run, heading away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as I stood in line at the gangway, I forgot to be so careful, and when I glanced again down the dock I saw him there, standing square and tense, looking right at me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I think, I’m most afraid of Just be careful. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was so careful, he didn't even touch her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

April was careful not to catch her eye. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gale will get her the herbs she doesn't grow herself, but she must be very careful to describe them because he's not as familiar with them as I am. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Be careful!” he yelled when Mark tramped over to see for himself. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“It seems that for careful consideration of the evidence and discussion submitted, more time is. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And she’s really a ... ?” “Really a wild thing ... I can hear her at night—rushing past in the moonlight, always in a hurry. You must be careful of her.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s common to use but to mean “nothing but” or “only”—just be careful not to get tangled in negatives, since but in these cases already has a negative sense built in. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, you be careful on that train, and don’t you dare share this with any strangers. You take care, Mr. Hiram, and be sure to say my hello to your mama and daddy.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She took a careful step back and wrapped her hand around a strong branch. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I'm careful to keep my head down as courtiers pass by. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He made a careful note of that in his black book and strode up and down, his hands clasped behind his back, surveying the wreckage in the market place. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I keep pricking myself and have to be careful not to get blood on the cloth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was the one who worked it out with my fingers, careful not to get it knotted farther in. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It was easy. You just have to be careful how you tie the rubber bands.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Right here and now I am going to cook up a feast and eat until I drop and then I’ll be careful. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She followed, careful and silent, until we got to the biggest tomato plant. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have to be careful as long as I have you around to shine ’em up,” his father retorted, not gruffly, but as a statement of irrefutable fact. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea how much I appreciate—” “Miss Skeeter, we gone have to be real careful.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

If only I hadn't been so careful not to offend the committee I would have kept in closer contact with Clifton and the whole Harlem membership. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Susan was careful to give him the silences he needed, except for when she would look in and whisper, “Would you like some tea?” or “Some water?” or “An early lunch?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s probably best. Be careful; though. The child has no idea.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We had to be very careful not to light any fire close to it, because it would have burst into flames. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could break someone, as Heather had said, and if I wasn’t careful, I was going to lose it and break him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I'm careful not to look any of them in the eye, afraid that I'll be finding myself staring at Officer Khan. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You best be careful out here all by yourself, little girl.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They must have considered I was very careful and timid at first, and that gradually I grew very bold and reckless. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Instead of a careful discussion of the disease, the physicians bickered and fought. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I had to be careful how I showed my feelings: not to let my mother think Second Wife had won me over. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They arrange items on beautiful brocade cloths under the careful watch of a trio of well-dressed ladies. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Since the day that she had taken him home when he was released from the hospital, he had lived here with her, under her loving, careful eyes. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to be careful about that Davis Pickett, okay? Wealth is careless—so around it, you must be careful.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

To measure and predict these portents requires careful sky watching and a calendar. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

We met O’Dell at the Frog Level crossroads, and he squeezed into the back in between rockets, careful not to bend the fragile fins. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

This was the pseudoscience of eugenics, whose many followers believed they could improve the human species through careful breeding. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Jesse had been so careful not to lose his recess time that even now he chewed his bologna sandwich with his lips tight shut and his eyes on the initialed heart. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” said Buckthorn, as Hazel and Blackberry set off down the slope. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that point, I think I was just relieved she’d finally found the tape and not made a huge scene about it, and so maybe I wasn’t being as careful as I might have been. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we tiptoed over to the tree, Dinah wriggled up a storm in my pocket, a warning to be careful. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sure. He’s bright, too. But he has to be careful. My father can’t pressure him.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She showed him the graves, and they stood quietly together and were careful where they set their feet. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

At about the same time, a careful measure based on a full set of U.S. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

All he said was, “We fight it careful from now on. No more mistakes.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Only breeding, careful breeding, did not allow her to spit. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing was certain: I had to be careful with this crazy Brockway; he didn't like my being here . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you be careful, too,” he said, and smiled. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I learned how black parents would warn their kids to be careful around the officers, because a black kid could get shot for simply running down the street. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Day and night I am afraid. Do not be bold. Pray for yourselves and be careful.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Jem said it’d keep my bones warm in the wintertime. He said for me not to be scared of it, but to be careful when it was lightning.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

We stood there listening, the girl careful to keep a hand on my arm and her knife at my side. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And the older an elder was, the more careful you were. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Jeanine attacked us to steal it. And if I am not careful, she will destroy it, so that is all I can tell you.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He waves his flashlight forward and says quickly, “Be careful on the roads, we have a lot of end-of-the-school-year and graduation parties going on.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Now, you’d better go. And do be careful in my husband’s territory, Percy. Don’t take anything. He is awfully fussy about his trinkets and trash.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, y’all! And look out for each other,” she says as Pri gives her a time to pick us up. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Granger could do that sort of thing to you, if you weren’t careful. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She squatted and swept under Henry’s bed, being careful not to disturb his shotgun or the boxes of birdshot and buckshot he kept there. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Coach shakes his head, and then says, “I told you not to ask too many questions. Be careful, Finley. And I’m sorry things worked out the way they did, but you made your choice.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d take careful note of the line number, and then check the table of contents to see how many poems had come before this one. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had to be very careful because the field was full of burrs and sting weeds. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He reached up and grabbed hold of a window frame, careful of the jagged glass around the edge. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m careful when I breathe so as not to breathe too loudly. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Mom,” I say, “you have to be careful about letting the —” I stop, midsentence. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had been examined by a big doctor that morning, and the doctor had said he would be all right, but that he would have to be careful, no strenuous studying or exercising. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I hated being careful, too—or wanted to, at least. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“So you can learn here, but Carrie can’t. We might have trouble no matter how careful we are, but we don’t have to ask for it.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

You had to be careful in handling it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

For the most part, she was careful to keep her letters platonic, calling him a “dear good friend,” a “Dear boy,” and “one of the truest friends I’ve ever had.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then they left, warning him to be more careful in the future about how he dug for worms. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I try to write these progress reports very careful but that’s hard to do. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had to be careful where I walked and sat. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hardships one endured had a purpose; his mother had been careful to make him aware of that. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

A word of caution, though—be careful, very careful, about the way you handle yourself in this unique position. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” I said to him in Greek, and nodded towards the barmaid. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We stood facing each other from a careful distance. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“He was heavy, yes, real heavy. But there were two of us and we were careful. We didn’t hit him on anything.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was extremely careful not to make any noise as I took the phone out of all of its protections. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

By being careful with the gas, I made it last most of the winter; then I cooked on the fireplace, which is a lot of trouble because it gets the pans so dirty. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was by nature a cautious, careful person. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew she’d never be this careful with the needle again. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I'm really going to have to be more careful. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cautioned us when we got too lawyerly and posited careful questions intended to get us to think hard about why we felt the way we felt. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But he is careful not to draw parallels. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Callie turned the page impatiently; Helen had to yell to be careful with the book. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, no, not really,” I said, and took a careful sip of tea. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Coram turned, careful and slow, and saw in silhouette against the lighted embankment the small head and hulking shoulders of a hyena. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” one of the cops said on his way out, “be more careful.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be hoping the old man would be careful with what he said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He guessed they might have enough food for three days, if they were careful. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Even after that he should be careful, though we may hope by then the weather will be warmer.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

If I’m not careful I’ll lose touch with where, and when, I am. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were careful about their work, protecting Theresa’s shoes with lunch bags, folding her clothes so as to fill their father’s old black trunk with precision. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful. At the back,” was all she managed before disappearing into the house. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, be careful from now on. If you go and walk under a bus or get lost or something, they’ll realize you’re not from this world and start looking for the way through....” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The policeman pulled his cap straight and said in a very careful, very patient voice, “Who you been staying with here in the area?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

My grandmother does and is very very careful not to wrinkle or soil them. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I left the shop I was careful to keep my expression neutral, but inside I was wearing a wide, satisfied smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I bite my bottom lip and think of a very careful way to respond. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. That’s probably it. But we better be careful all the same.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The grass is still covered with dew so I have to be careful not to slip. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I’d be careful, if I were you,” I say as we near the closed door. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

She braced herself, then returned to him, careful to stop just short of his reach. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Hazel kept talking as they crept along—“Here, step here, be careful, don’t slip”—and under her words hummed the whisper: I'm here, I’m here. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s very powerful, especially the blue pieces, so be careful.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She reined up her horse and picked her way along step by careful step. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She was careful to sip at the punch rather than drinking it down, however, because she didn’t believe in tempting fate. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And what words there were felt careful, since there was a whole lot that no one wanted to talk about. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, Elena. Sending letters may endanger the people back home,” said Mrs. Rimas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He was careful not to look down: it was a terrifyingly impressive distance down to the Abbey floor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Even though his fingers are callused from years on the streets, they’re so careful and gentle that I feel heat rising on my cheeks. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

In their panic, they could pull you, the rescuer, under, if you weren't careful. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the kids knew to tread in the same manner they did when visiting one another’s bedrooms late at night, being careful not to wake their parents. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Just be careful. I don’t want anything to happen to you. I mean, because we need you for the battle.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He took a careful bite, felt the juices flood his mouth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Philbert sucks in his breath like I just said a curse word, which I actually have been somewhat careful not to do in front of him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she wasn’t careful, she could walk twenty feet in the wrong direction and end up in Poland. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A steward is someone who is responsible for the purposeful, careful management of resources so that the needs of a group can be met, both in the present and in the future. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we all had better be careful where we step,” says Finnick, shooting me a look. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turn, being careful not to disturb him, but he’s already awake. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had a hard time warming up to him, with those icy blue eyes and that careful reserve, like he was calculating every word before he said it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I will be careful,” she said finally, with a smile. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I would keep you from the revels, but Madoc has specifically instructed that you participate in them. So heed my advice. Be careful, and perhaps you will find ways to be pleasing.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If you’re gossiping, you probably want discreet, a word that means “careful” or “prudent.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grimaced, wishing he hadn’t brought it up so I wouldn’t have to compose careful half- truths. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She walked with light steps, whispering the names of every tree and flower, careful not to trample any saplings or mushrooms as she stepped. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

I moved over to the concession area, studying the candy, and both of us were very careful to avoid the awkwardness of eye contact. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have to be more careful from now on,” Ma continues. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because protest marches had been banned, the teachers were careful to avoid any impression that they were in fact marching. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m going to have to be careful, Luna thought. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We were careful to keep the latrine door shut and latched at night, so no mongoose or civet cat would find its way in and polish him off. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crept slowly out of my room, careful not to wake Shani. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He put his backpack on, careful not to rub over his scratches. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, we have to be careful with the menu because of my allergies, but my mom always makes her version of a cassoulet—a French stew with chicken, sausage, duck, and white beans. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke again, his words were more careful. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She was playing the Soviet officers like a careful hand of cards, not quite sure what might be dealt next. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You must learn to be careful,” Puli said severely, while stones and earth still rained down on us like hailstones. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could see they were being careful as hell not to drink up the minimum too fast. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The little graveyards, with handmade crosses and sometimes a stone marker pleading for remembrance in careful block letters, never stood a chance. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, trying to keep my voice neutral, careful not to show my little sister that I actually cared what other people said about me behind my back. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I reach for him and run my fingers over his hands, careful to get the lines in his palms and the spaces between his fingers. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next time she signed for the Andersons’ groceries, she would write Bessie in careful print. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"All right now, you looks to me like you might make something out of yourself, so you be careful." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He said we’ve got to be careful and not make a noise. Any noise at all.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was quiet for a moment, turning the ashtray in her fingers and being careful not to look up and see Lane’s expression. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Every deed and intention calls for careful discernment. An evil will can never be God’s will,” she says simply. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Hazel, I have to be careful what I say. Important things are at work here. Some secrets need to stay secret. You of all people—you should understand that.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The one thing I did, though, I was careful as hell not to get boisterous or anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then he laid me down, and addressing Bessie, charged her to be very careful that I was not disturbed during the night. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

If those teachers knew I was working at the desk, they would be more careful. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You be careful,” said Esther, “how you talk to me. I ain’t the first girl’s been ruined by a holy man, neither.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The kids know I’ve come from somewhere else, but as time passes, and with careful effort, I lose any trace of an accent. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You must be careful to see they do not cheat you,” he said. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I thought I had been both careful and clever. I don’t know what Gandalf would say. Is all the Shire discussing my departure then?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even Anatole had been telling us to be extra careful right now, and Anatole, I must admit, has his head firmly attached to his shoulders. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod and keep moving, careful not to look in the back of the cart. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I need you to be careful. Do you understand me, King?” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Amari found a sharp rock and was able to skin the rabbit, careful to save any part of it that might be helpful on their journey. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she left the driveway, she could see Evan and Scott's lemonade stand on the corner, but she was careful not to make eye contact. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“They have to be careful, very careful, before somebody will ask them how they knew that Umuahia would fall if not that they are saboteurs.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Naturally, I found his fears and insecurities totally irresistible, and the night ended in careful, slow, and awkward sex. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

When he leaves during the day, someone always yells, “Be careful.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t mind, there is a plastic bowl, large enough to hold this spinach, in the cabinet next to the fridge. Careful, oh dear, be careful,” she cautioned as he approached. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then I take a few careful steps to a neighboring tree, pull off some moss, and without examining the wound further, tightly bandage my arm. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful. Don't say nothing,” pipes Simeon, his clothes still wet. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I scrambled to the riverbed somehow, being very careful not to hurt the hot fuzzy body that was against my own. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Daniels says, “Too much of that, Oliver, and we’ll have to give you dog biscuits. Better be careful.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Julia goes to the edge of the ring, careful not to step on any of my paintings. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

They were careful about not seeming too eager. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Items that even the most careful of men couldn’t completely hide away. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You have to be careful,” Miss Rose warned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Be careful, man. Girls with pencils are pretty fierce.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Hoover was careful not to disclose the bureau’s earlier bungling. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“And we’re going to have to be extra careful for the next few days to make sure nothing’s—” She breaks off, unable to say the words. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I was careful not to knock over the cupcakes. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Although it is true that I was changing, I couldn’t bring myself to dance with anything more than small, careful steps. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Shin said he was careful not to get involved with any of the women. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He'd got his all right...No more being careful for him. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The noise vibrates in my rib cage, it is so loud, and then the scarred man and his two companions begin to walk with slow, careful movements toward me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Nel began a more strenuous digging and, rising to her knee, was careful to scoop out the dirt as she made her hole deeper. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She drew careful diagrams and sent them off with a patent application, but she dropped the idea when she found out it would cost several thousand dollars to make the prototype. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The boys were careful, taking just one or two pieces. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He put the DS down, and being careful not to make a sound, lifted the canvas off the wall. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I brought the steaming coffee to my face and took a careful sip. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Despite how careful I am, my shoe clips the edge of the fat computer monitor. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fischer answered that he now took far fewer chances than he had during his reckless youth—that he had become a much more careful, more conservative climber. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I flew to Myrtle Beach and found her as I had always known her: fully in control and careful that I not be inconvenienced by my father, even in death. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He walked close beside me to the door, still careful not to touch me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I came to understand that my father was a careful man. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Then I have said the bit about Excalibur, and how you must be careful of the sheath?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was exceedingly careful not to commit any minor traffic infraction. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Be careful my stockings. I don’t want to get runs.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway,” she resumed, but without the coy lightheartedness of a few moments ago, “what I’m trying to say is that if you’re not careful, people will talk.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“And you forgot to take the lid off. Do you know, I was more than ten days working at that lid? Be more careful in the future.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I dressed real careful, like for a special occasion. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we reach the place where we’re supposed to turn, I press against the wall and look around the corner, careful to keep myself as hidden as possible. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She said, “You be careful and hurry back. I hear Leroy done lost his mind and is wandering ’bout. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He’s careful, doing as little hammering as possible, and when he’s done, I can’t tell that his wall is not the wall of our attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But when she told me to be careful, I knew what she was thinking. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as he turned the knob of the front door, his mother said, “Don’t wander too far, Turtle. Mahal kita. Be careful.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Safety first And do not hand him his food—throw it to him. Can’t be too careful.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Be careful what you set your heart upon—for it will surely be yours. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I forget to be careful—my finger slides along the blade. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

One by one, they improved, all because of her careful nursing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then, in my most careful handwriting, come all the details it would be a crime to forget. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You better be careful out there,” she says, setting a plate of pinto beans, rice, and pork chops down on the table. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once hostilities began, Van Riper was careful not to overload his team with irrelevant information. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I walk back to the Gardens of Glenwood and I try to move in a very careful way because I don't want to jiggle the ladybugs. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Agravaine said, “If I was told by my doctors to be careful, I would not lose my temper over nothing. I should think what was happening, whatever.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to say, but I had to be careful. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I stepped over them with the utmost care, and, seeing how careful I was, June stepped over them, too, and then, to my shock, she hugged me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cal lighted the cigarette for him, careful not to set fire to the grizzle around Martin’s mouth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas wanted to scream at him to be careful. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He moved down the hill, careful not to knock loose any rocks or step in the dry tumbleweeds. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Please be careful,” he said, his voice thick. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The snow deadened his careful footsteps, over the smaller rocks, over the low thicket of leafless bushes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, at school, everything seemed back to normal, but she knew something had changed, and she held this knowledge inside her like a splinter, something she was careful not to touch. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mouse Girl says, "Be careful out there. Stay away from policemen. Be safe." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I am just about to flee the dining hall rather than participate in careful, polite Abnegation conversation when Tobias comes in, looking harassed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I guess he’s careful about his child support payments being put to good use. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I was careful not to lie, because I knew Mom was watching my face closely. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Usually he was careful about locking it, but today he’d been in too much of a hurry. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma put the second pair on my coat kindergarten-style and warned me, “This is the last one, Kenny, after this you won’t have anything for the rest of the year so be very careful.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept a careful eye on the back of Miles’s neck as I wrote my name on the cover. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

We work for another silent few minutes shoulder to shoulder on our hands and knees, being careful not to dig too deeply, and then he sits back resting one arm on his knee. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Certain ideas had been accepted as true without sufficiently careful thought. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Be careful of those nervous ones, I remind myself. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In search of a little company and warmth, Ferula climbed into bed beside her, careful not to wake her up and whispering silent prayers so that the tremors would not become a fullblown quake. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk toward him as if approaching a wild animal, each footstep careful on the cement floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was tiptoeing back to the path, careful of every step. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Foursquare the doorjambs and the shining doors were set by the careful builder. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Especially not the careful part. My stomach’s all in knots, Reynie. It feels that way all the time.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“She has exactly the same nickname in my story. How amazing. Be careful of her. She’s not a very pleasant character.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And since I didn’t know when he got his credit card statements, I needed to be careful. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I ain’t never been so careful in my life, but I had also never felt pain like that before either. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His punctuation began to improve, and he was careful to use his spell-checker, plus various online dictionaries and style guides. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s how they made them years ago, before metal strings, before they knew how to brace a long neck. It’s incredible. There’s more careful engineering in that swan neck than in any three cathedrals.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finally, people began to make a more careful selection among the sheep in order to tailor them to human needs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking in the mirror hanging on the outside wall of the bathhouse, I wrap it stylishly around my choppy hair, with a careful knot in the middle, the ends hanging down over my right shoulder. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But they were careful not to purloin too often from the same location, fearful that Noble or his customers might be lying in the weeds, waiting for them with a shotgun. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while, she glanced at Sherm, being careful to keep her body still, to move only her eyes. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“We were careful to take only a few from each tree,” said Mr. Ages. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She tries to say something to me, but she’s being too careful and nothing can come out. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And though I was careful not to take his attention off the driving,” Churchill said, “we made more progress than we might have done in a formal conference.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mulled it over for a moment, careful not to look at her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Archer followed her, keeping a careful eye on their surroundings, glancing up to the rooftops and around corners. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

First I give them all the food in my pack, grain and dried beans mostly, but there’s enough to hold them for a while if they’re careful. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Go quickly now. Be smart, and be careful, and do what you can to keep your life. Do you promise me that?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I reassured him that we would be careful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Now, thanks to careful restoration, Jesus again looks down upon his congregation with kind, loving eyes. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Be careful now, I told myself; don’t see what isn’t there . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There she hadn’t been as careful to knock out the glass, and a sliver sliced one palm. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She warns me to be careful not to fall asleep on the bus, though, or else I’ll miss my stop. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She was very careful with it and usually had money left over to give her mother. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it came to saving her own soul, she wanted to be careful that there were no mistakes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to be careful with those,” Ron warned Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I stooped to pick up my things, careful to keep a watch around me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back over my shoulder, being careful to keep my free hand on the grocery boxes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you know what’s coming. So you can be real careful.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

‘I do. But I think we’ll trust our luck together, Sam; or our blessing. Still, be careful now, if it’s very cold!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

My hair catches in a hinge, but he’s careful to be sure the glasses are tucked over my ears. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They would stand guard to keep a careful eye on anyone approaching from the outside. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

As always, her careful delicacy somehow made this makeshift meal on a rooftop seem like a formal dinner in some nobleman’s hall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For Jesse—careful to avoid language that suggested emotion, never angry but “irritated,” never hurt but “disappointed”—this came close to an expression of grief. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am also careful to learn which chores are women’s work so that I will not embarrass myself again by trying to do any of it. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

By making careful measurements of how much radiation came off objects at various temperatures, they showed that the Rayleigh-Jeans formula was, indeed, failing to predict the true amount of light that comes from objects. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Exhilarated by the sight of our paternal grandmother’s home, we walked hurriedly down the hill toward the pink stucco building within the corral-like fence, being careful not to jostle Pita too much in the stretcher. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I wrap myself in a towel and write Just be careful across the fogged-up mirror. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One Cloud-Man, taking very careful aim, tipped a gallon of thick purple paint over the edge of the cloud right onto the Centipede himself. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Why did his parents have to be so careful? Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m careful to keep my voice flat and not let the tiniest hint of sass escape my lips. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

As I speak, I’m careful to keep my eyes steady on hers and my hands still at my sides. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The slave needs to be stupid and quick, carefree and careful. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

You would only need to be careful, if you tried it, that you let go of the right end. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Blue’s Clues tester played the part of Steve, and walked the kids through the script, making a careful note of all the questions they answered correctly and those that seemed to baffle them. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And because of that, you have a certain wisdom. You understand that you know nothing about this man you seek. You should be careful before bringing others into his space.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

We know N., the number of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, fairly well, by careful counts of stars in small but representative regions of the sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was careful and devious, and I bet you anything he used forbidden magic.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to be careful when you use this one. The last time I yelled this, I had to sit in the front seat of the bus.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The middle-aged ranch-hand stopped his careful raking and stuck his fork into the ground. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dipped the pen in the blood-red liquid and made a slow, careful notation. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It would choke me if I wasn't careful. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Gramps is paying careful attention to his turkey sandwich. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, Billy,” she said, “and don’t stay out late.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I need you to be careful with the flower of immortality when you find it. If you get contaminated by it—if its pollen or sap enters your system—there could be adverse side effects." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll know it’s you...just like you know Munch. But you must be very careful.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She brushed as much soot off herself into the hearth as she could and then crept out of the fireplace, through the dining room—careful not to touch anything—and out into the carpeted hallway. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"If they had burned the city down, someone would have told me. So your counsel is that we had best be careful?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I was careful and observant, and my reputation for honesty and secrecy began to advance me in the queen’s favor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. We...I don’t know. We’ve got to be really careful, that’s all. They tried to trip me up more than once.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I was taken to a room, and my backpack was dumped out. ‘Be careful!’ The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked “the Creek,” as he called it, but ‘You have to be careful here, with students and with teachers. And I do hate being careful.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“She said to be careful in her husband’s junkyard. She said not to pick anything up.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to be careful. Too much color and it begins looking crass.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see the expression in her eyes as she reached up to me: a careful, curious look that caught my breath. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

If they weren't careful, this thing could turn into a free-for-all, I thought. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

With jittery fingers, I blew my nose into a Kleenex and sat on the bed, careful not to disturb the disturbed sheets. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I examined Tyler’s notes, read and reread his careful explanations. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Will you make sure always to use a rubber? One must be careful, even with the most educated of these people.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I turned and kept going, step by careful step. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We must be careful not to abuse our gifts. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

This time I went off toward the west, along the cliff, and then doubled back through the brush, being careful to leave no tracks. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s got a thick build, short curly hair, wears a leather jacket, and seems to be a careful observer with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He puts Natalie’s buttons down in two careful piles, gets up and brushes his uniform off. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wide, startled eyes, careful to avoid Palmer, swept across the walls. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

My work was interesting and rewarding, but still I had to be careful not to let it consume me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She was finally beginning to feel the sting of her stepmother’s slap across her cheek, and when she prodded at the corner of her lip with a careful tongue, she winced. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Just start at the beginning. Read careful. Take it slow.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Otto and I followed a short ways behind, careful not to lose sight of them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

To be careful with people and with words was a rare and beautiful thing. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I stumbled along behind her, careful to avoid the dust she kicked up, and struggling to steady a flutter of growing nerves. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

‘He was some sort of a watchman. We’ll have to be careful.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could never have thought it. He is a proud man: all the Rochesters were proud: and his father, at least, liked money. He, too, has always been called careful. He means to marry you?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

For Violet, who never knew the girl, only her picture and the personality she invented for her based on careful investigations, the girl’s memory is a sickness in the house—everywhere and nowhere. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have a good time tonight, Sierra. Don’t worry about me. But be careful!” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“But we have to be very, very careful. We mustn’t fall down any farther.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he typed up careful instructions for feeding and handling, and sent Mary to the post office to ship them to Scherer in Minnesota. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I told Miss Love she better be careful. Boil his plate and fork and all. I don’t want no epidemic gittin’ started in this town.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When she did get it in at last, she had to be careful not to trap its tail in the lid when she slid it closed. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He kept on talking about how careful he was going to be and what he was going to do to anybody who tried to take the camera from him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with careful deliberation and without a wasted movement, he punched the other boy to the ground with two punches to the stomach and two to the face. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the ring takes a lot of maintenance; it’s always in danger of infection, and she has to be careful with it when she washes her face or puts on makeup. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“He told us we had allowed our enthusiasm to carry us along too fast and that we should be much more careful in the future in analyzing our results before we published.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“You have to be very careful,” she whispers, making the familiar gesture of cutting off her head. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Be careful of the bears!” shouted Henry, and he and Miles laughed as they walked away. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was careful not to use scary military terms such as virus amplification, lethal chain of transmission, crash and bleed, or major pucker factor. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there’s always a few that enjoy their job too much, that like using their sticks to crack heads, so you got to be careful. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good. Look for it. Now Magdalys, Mapper, you head out in the morning after breakfast. Be extra careful and no unnecessary risks. Understood?” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Stanley wasn't sure if the bus driver meant for him to be careful going down the steps, or if he was telling him to be careful at Camp Green Lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Everybody was careful about how they spoke, even to each other, because anyone could be with the Committee. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He watched the kid paint on the outside of the door, in careful strokes: Maniac stepped back, admiring his work. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The careful design was marred occasionally by rare but keen sexual cravings. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I can see my shadow again if not careful that I tricked into the water shall tread again upon my impervious shadow. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I also know more than anyone how to be careful. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It was written in her perfect looping cursive handwriting and in the careful English she always used when she wrote something. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

With careful management, she could live there for years, planting at the beginning of the rainy season and harvesting at its end. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For his part, Fraser doubts the daughter library contained copies because “duplicates are hardly likely to have been subject to a careful count.” Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got to be careful how we explain this when we get back ” “If we get back,” Frank said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It has no latch or hinge, its lid kept in place by two ribbons, one black and one white, that are tied in careful knots. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He squats down, takes my right hand into his, and careful to not bump into my tubes and wires, draws his mouth to them, blowing warm air into the shelter he’s created. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man reached down and scratched Radar behind the ears, careful to avoid his bandage. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” she said, her sweet lips brushing my ear. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I try with him. I say, ‘Be careful, son. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very conscientiously, he parted the canes and clipped one in the middle, holding the shears at a careful slant, taking care not to injure a larger cane adjacent to it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Gabriel, be careful,” my mother called as my father and Chavez slipped out into the dark. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The German press, under the careful direction of the minister of propaganda, had made much of the upcoming fight. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They moved closer over the grass and touched the sleepers softly with nose, paw, whiskers, bathing in the life-giving warmth they gave off, but being infinitely careful not to wake them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Percy, be careful! Do not let monsters kill you dead!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

They stack their oranges into careful pyramids, then squat on thin legs, resting their angular wrists between their knees. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

While reading their lines, they had to be careful not to rustle the script’s pages. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” Jane calls after me, in the loudest whisper you ever heard. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I think it will be fairly easy to get away without being seen, though we should be especially careful about turning into the logging road and coming out of it onto the highway.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They can get by, if they're careful, on selling Prim's goat milk and cheese and the small apothecary business my mother now runs for the people in the Seam. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We were now to live careful, yellow lives rather than the high-octane orange ones we’d been leading. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ever so slowly, we eased our way backward through the crowd, being careful not to attract attention. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite being a full-time wife and mother for the last four years, Katherine had been careful to keep her teaching certificate current. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

From the guard towers surrounding the camps, guards could keep careful watch on prisoners. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Teresita’s husband said we could rest here. Why do we have to be so careful?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I told Mama in a letter to tell Kenny to be careful. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The juice came out of her lips as if it was being extracted real careful by a rock-star dentist who she loved. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

By careful watching, she was able to distinguish the dark brown fur of a muskrat, near the burrow, though they were the same color as the mud along the bank. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet despite such a careful approach, Carey did go out of his way to vilify one segment of the population: the black volunteers. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He looks from his own hands to Gimpy’s, and he is careful to keep his fingers exactly the same way, thumbs together with the rest of his fingers—slightly cupped. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

We burned up some of it singing sea chanteys and pirate songs with naughty words, being careful to switch to hymns when other riders came into view. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I crave to be rid of them, but find myself being careful, too, choosing which ones to let out into the light. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father kept a careful distance between us. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“But better to be careful,” his father persists. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You need to be more careful with your words, all right?” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That thing’s tall enough if you ask me, but I suppose you can’t be too careful. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We have to be careful of being overheard by someone on the SIM secret payroll. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Their pink and tender skin taught me how to be more careful than I’d ever been. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“For God’s sake be careful,” the doctor said as Luke moved steadily on. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bearing her children did not hold her back very much—two weeks at the most she had to be careful. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Being careful of the mangled lip, I dug in, but stopped when the Pastor laid his Frisbee-sized hands on the table, took a few deep breaths and started into this long, rambling prayer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Robin was careful to find bones from the joint with juicy bits of meat still clinging to them, and soon he was Robin’s friend. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

His father’s handwriting was small and careful, each letter so clear, it almost looked typed. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You might want to be careful who you start claiming as a parent, Todd,” Doctor Snow says slowly, pulling Jacob closer to him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He stood up from his desk, careful not to thump his head on the rafter. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Teller warned the others on the hill to be careful of sunburn. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She chose the smallest snake, and there was something sweet, Jinny thought, in how careful the girl was with the creature. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"When you tell me to dress warmly, I dress warmly. When you tell me to be careful, well . . He gave a shrug. "I've seen enough. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I shook my head to clear my vision and made a careful head count. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded, then took a careful sip of tea. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

But we have to be extra careful what we say around her. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Be very careful not to step into the water. Stay close to me.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“But be careful, it’s been in a cast for a long time.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I faded away from the crowd and hurried back to my hideout, being careful not to run, constantly glancing over my shoulder to make sure I wasn’t being followed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“As soon as I can scrape the funds together, we’re gone. Just be careful till then.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had to be careful; if they got the sense that he wanted them gone, they’d be stuck to him tight as ticks. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would be very careful, and more dangerous than ever before. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Corinthians was careful; she carried no shopping bag of shoes, aprons, or uniforms. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They better be careful. Next time they send that chota up here he might fall in a well.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we were careful not to touch, so careful it felt like some repulsing magnetic field had settled between us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

By the sixth, I have to remind myself to be careful. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You’ll want to be careful with that. Men in that industry didn’t get where they were by being polite.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You be careful. That woman is so tight she can barely sit down, but that doesn’t change a thing. What would your father say?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I know that. Just be careful. All of you.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She listened careful then said, “So now that your thief done died, is you heading di-rect back to Canada or is they some other white men’s th’oats ’round here that you need to cut?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

We had defended ourselves since memory against everything and everybody, considered all speech a code to be broken by us, and all gestures subject to careful analysis; we had become headstrong, devious and arrogant. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get the shopping carts and garbage bags. We can risk taking the elevator up, but we’d better be careful, because once it goes off, it might stay off until Tuesday.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When he talked to the Washington Post reporters, he was careful not to discuss the more dramatic aspects of the operation. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apart from their helmets sad encumbrances and the difficulty of breathing, they had to be dressed in their suits by kind and careful aasatapls. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

An organism must be careful that it is not carried down and fried. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was careful to hold the string near the carpet so that if he did lose his balance, he wouldn't have far to fall. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then she bolted down the stairs and I quickly gathered up my books and followed her, careful to walk on the other side of the street. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it had reached up to his thighs, he lay down slowly and put his face full into it and breathed in a long, careful breath. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Most of them ignored the sealed fissure in the marble floor at the entrance—a ten-foot-long jagged scar that hadn’t been there last summer—but I was careful to step over it. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’d given it careful thought and decided that most folks had a sort of clock in their heads. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Kit gave her cousin a short and careful version of the meeting in the meadow. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Initial panic gave way to calm decision and, enlisting the aid of three attendants, a careful search was begun. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ve had highly placed people tell me to be very careful every move I make.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s exhausting trying to even myself out and be careful around her, so careful, like I’m picking my way through a minefield, enemy soldiers on every side. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But she was careful never to mention him by name. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Simpson went out and got the claymores and we started going back, careful not to take the route the charlies had taken in case they mined it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is my worldview that you see. It still must be incorporated into a whole, so be careful where you step.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep moving, careful not to make eye contact with anyone. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” Ma says to him and turns away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing like a song about lost love to remind you how everything precious can slip from the hinges where you’ve hung it so careful. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was careful to make them eight sided. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She and Jessica smile that smile that on the outside seems fine but your gut tells you to be careful of. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Kaitlin moaned, and Z frowned as he shouted to Tad, “Do you have her? You have to be careful of her legs.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“The creature of an over-stimulated brain; that is certain. I must be careful of you, my treasure: nerves like yours were not made for rough handling.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, be careful. My shoulder! Oh!” and she pushed him away, hard. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Auntie had always been careful that Rocky didn’t call Tayo “brother,” and when other people mistakenly called them brothers, she was quick to correct the error. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Ben’s training has given me a memory so clean and sharp I have to be careful not to cut myself sometimes.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And I am not stalking you. I'm just saying be careful. He’s nice, I know, but he’s also, I don't know, not nice sometimes.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sling my stuff onto the backseat, being careful with the keyboard. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Guys that are very boring--But I have to be careful about that. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z