be negligent
Example Sentences
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That would be negligent on the owner’s part.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2023
Families could also seek damages from any outside parties that designed, helped build or made components for the Titan if they were found to be negligent and a cause of the implosion.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023
“While empathetic of the community that it’s a hardship and a burden, I most certainly would be negligent if we ignored the risk this storm presents.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
He added the crimes need to be prioritised and big companies held to account criminally if they are found to be negligent.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2022
Are these encouragements to tradesmen to be negligent and careless of the event of things?
From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Daniel Defoe
