I should've been more careful vs I should've been more sensible

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'I should've been more careful' implies that the speaker regrets not being cautious enough, while 'I should've been more sensible' suggests that the speaker should have made wiser decisions. The choice between the two depends on the specific context and the intended message.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 1291 views

I should've been more careful

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when expressing regret for not being cautious enough in a situation.

Examples:

I should've been more careful with my phone. Now it's broken.
She should've been more careful while crossing the street.

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No, I should've been more careful.
I should've been more careful though.
I should've been more careful.
He didn't know and I should've been more careful.
I should've been more careful.
I guess I should try to be more careful.
That was totally my fault. I should be more careful.
- I should have been more careful.
I should have been more careful with that girl's photo.
I should have been more careful with my initial dissection.
I mean, a dangerous amount, so I should probably be more careful, get tested and stuff.
I should have been... more careful, I'm sorry.
Agent Salinger, given your history with this matter... ...I should think you would be more careful...
In retrospect, it's also the reason I should have been more careful about trusting her.
I should have been more careful, she should have been more careful.
Experience made you more careful... wise.
Better be more careful next time.
This job - you have got to be more careful.
We just need to be a lot more careful now.
- You guys have to be more careful.

Alternatives:

I should've paid more attention.
I should've been more cautious.

I should've been more sensible

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when expressing regret for not making wiser decisions or choices.

Examples:

I should've been more sensible with my money. Now I'm broke.
He should've been more sensible and listened to his parents' advice.

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We-we want a more sensible initiative.
And therefore was a more sensible choice of car.
More sensible energy consumption might also reduce the burden on our environment.
Rejecting the proposal would appear to be a more sensible solution than reverting to the normal procedure.
For all these reasons, it seems more sensible to proceed by stages.
Our spring water is far more sensible than any other product.
Well, he's... more sensible about morals.
Perhaps it would be more sensible some other night.
This approach is more sensible than a total ban on discards.
But it is nonetheless quite sensible that the two arms of the budgetary authority agree on a multiannual perspective to permit more sensible long-term and forward planning.
Unfortunately, I left those back at the station with my more sensible shoes.
Riley admits that he assaulted Webb, but he didn't kill him, which makes for a more sensible timeline.
In the new one, it's a more sensible three.
That's much more sensible lunch, than twelve double-cheeseburgers.
Can I offer a more sensible solution?
Now, Homie. I hope you use this second chance to live a more sensible life.
And your common sense tells you that Sally is the much more sensible choice.
But you all are members of communities, and you can exercise your community influence to create more sensible traffic flows.
You'd think they'd be more sensible.
We cannot help wondering whether it might not be more sensible for this European conference to be extended to include other matters, at ministerial level.

Alternatives:

I should've been more rational.
I should've made a more sensible choice.

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I should've been more careful vs I should've been more sensible