How to Use carefree in a Sentence

carefree

adjective
  • They spent a carefree day at the lake.
  • She has a carefree attitude toward life.
  • Our limited handbag space was a sign of the simple, carefree way of life.
    Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2020
  • The crusts are also generously sized, which makes working with them nearly carefree.
    Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • And Louro José complemented her with his carefree mocking and sarcastic jokes.
    David Biller, Star Tribune, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Enjoy some carefree time in February, when acquaintances can offer sound advice.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2020
  • At Sarah Lawrence, a seemingly carefree atmosphere belies months of planning.
    Rebecca Renner, Science, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Living through eight months of a pandemic is liable to make one yearn for the days of live music, large family gatherings and even carefree visits to the grocery store.
    Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Take it back to the carefree days of childhood by tuning in to this Disney classic starring Tia and Tamera Mowry.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The assumptions underpinning the policy—that young, healthy idiots would stay carefree and uninsured if they weren’t forced to buy coverage—were clearly wrong.
    Libby Watson, The New Republic, 29 Oct. 2020
  • No surprises here, but the way the carefree peeping-tom comedy morphs into a miniature creature feature is crudely satisfying.
    A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Joe College and Betty Co-ed became archetypes, young and carefree models of American spirit and potential.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2020
  • To her, these are just the plain facts of her carefree life.
    Vulture, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The aim was to be carefree, but the menus were anything but.
    Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2023
  • My house, that was pet-free (and thus, carefree) for the first time in many, many years.
    Country Living, 8 Mar. 2023
  • One of the last happy, carefree times for us as children on the cusp of our teenage years.
    Time, 6 June 2023
  • And make cooking at home more carefree with the help of an air fryer.
    Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2024
  • So what else does Teyana Taylor swear by to put her in a carefree mood?
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The music video for the song lives in the world of Dirt Femme, as Tove Lo goes on a carefree joyride through the desert with a robot lover.
    Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • In the early 1970s, Sally and I were young, carefree, and working in D.C.
    Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • That version of the film, the filmmakers say, was a more carefree romp.
    Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 28 June 2021
  • Hunters in the Snow contrasts the hard-working hunters with a group of carefree ice skaters playing in the background.
    Tim Brinkhof, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
  • My dad, on the other hand, is a bit more carefree with his money.
    refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
  • But Stanley, now 30, is a long way from those carefree days.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
  • The carefree boho vibes, the colorful retro feels, and the fun, free-flowing pieces?
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
  • In recent years, good times and carefree vibes have been hard for Baffert to find on the Triple Crown trail.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 17 May 2024
  • Cole plays Ryan in the film, a high-ranking student who lives carefree.
    cleveland, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The carefree atmosphere was conducive to fun times on the pitch.
    Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 20 May 2021
  • The fire quickly transformed their dreams of a carefree life in their new home-away-from-home to a nightmare.
    Binghui Huang, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2022
  • There’s a happy middle-ground — even in a political show, even in a political show being released right now — that’s challenging and enjoyable, considered and carefree.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024

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