How to Use conscientious in a Sentence

conscientious

adjective
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  • She has always been a very conscientious worker.
  • He was conscientious about following the doctor's orders.
  • She’s had to be more conscientious about shutting off work at the end of the day as well.
    — Danielle Abril, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2022
  • But a clock with a conscientious keeper isn’t the norm.
    — Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
  • And be more conscientious about how your own travel impacts the world.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Even people who are conscientious about their masks, though, have to take them off to eat and drink.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Your conscientious attitudes will help keep plenty of money in the bank to pay the bills.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2020
  • All of this takes a conscientious effort on your company’s part and starts at the top.
    — James S. Cassel, miamiherald, 22 Oct. 2017
  • The more conscientious people were, the less anxious and depressed when stuck at home.
    — Andreas Kluth, Star Tribune, 11 May 2021
  • Then there are a host of factors even conscientious parents might not pick up on.
    — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2018
  • He’s been conscientious about his health and the work needed to keep him going at this stage of his career.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • By all means, teach with the mute button on through your own conscientious choices.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
  • There are still a group of observant and conscientious people who aspire to reignite the lights here.
    — Steven Russolillo, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2017
  • The growing world of foodies and conscientious consumers cheered them on.
    — Robin McDowell, Washington Post, 15 June 2018
  • Still, there is a world of safe houseplant options for the conscientious pet owner.
    — Sofia Andrade, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • The referee ruined the game on a red card that was not ... conscientious of what is happening in the game.
    — oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • If one member of the team slacks off, the conscientious students have no choice but to work harder in order to earn a good grade.
    — Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2015
  • Does this mean males are more conscientious about their diet?
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Remember the conscientious cricket who urges the wooden puppet to study and not run away from home?
    — Rivka Galchen, The New York Review of Books, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Of course, few of us will probably be that conscientious.
    — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The burden is on us as a nation to make conscientious investments.
    — Jessica Sagers, STAT, 5 Mar. 2020
  • To me, there are two big rewards to being more conscientious about your finances.
    — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Sometimes news emerges that is so big, even conscientious jurors cannot avoid it.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Call me conscientious, call me ridiculous, but these were my thoughts and feelings.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 May 2022
  • May all our friends be as conscientious as Chris Hemsworth.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Bankhead is one of the hardstand most conscientious players at Tuskaloosa.
    — al, 22 Nov. 2021
  • He was advised on being more conscientious in the future.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Maybe showing what brown can do to you will help remind people to be more conscientious about others.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 July 2021
  • Here’s how to play board games over Zoom, and how to be conscientious about your online shopping.
    — Victoria Shannon, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The problem is that not all farmers are as conscientious as Kolberg.
    — Tim Folger, National Geographic, 17 Nov. 2020

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