How to Use carefree in a Sentence

carefree

adjective
  • They spent a carefree day at the lake.
  • She has a carefree attitude toward life.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The carefree boho vibes, the colorful retro feels, and the fun, free-flowing pieces?
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The carefree Shay quickly became the show’s highlight, what with her blunt comments and fierce love for the joys of life.
    Vulture, 5 June 2023
  • This print shows a bison crossing the road, in that carefree kind of way only a giant (and docile) beast of the west can.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 11 Nov. 2022
  • That helper was Hernández, who was as carefree as a pitcher could be.
    Jack Curry, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • Take the time to have carefree fun and cheer on your favorite team or athletes together over a pint with wings on the side.
    Janece Maze, Country Living, 31 Aug. 2023
  • And you’ll be relieved to know that the care instructions are just as carefree as this comfy dress.
    Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
  • There are men who cannot stand to see a carefree woman — who are both enthralled and enraged by her.
    Jerrine Tan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • These days, as spring winds toward summer, for many of us the carefree season has become a time of dread.
    Lydia Millet, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Using the right products was the key to creating a look that was both carefree and controlled.
    Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023
  • But viewers who caught the preview at the end of last week's episode know that season 4, episode 9, will not end with a carefree reunion.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Footage captured by the body camera of Rivera days before the shooting showed the officer high-five the teen, who wore a carefree smile.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
  • Once the summer ends, the feeling of flowy, carefree clothing has to take a back seat to make room for professional pieces.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Living off the land in a small Russian village is not always carefree.
    Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
  • The sound is a little unusual and carefree, like the character.
    Sonya Alexander, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2023
  • This denim-on-denim look is inspiring me to stick with the classics and be more carefree.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Paulina’s home life as a child was loud and carefree, filled with family and parties.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Both the top and bottom are loose and flowy, creating a carefree and comfortable look.
    Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2023
  • That look is cultivated yet has the air of being carefree.
    Gia Kourlas Ok McCausland, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The balloons are meant to give a sense of nostalgia and the carefree tendencies of children, Lawson said.
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024

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