neglectful

Example Sentences

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Mr. Sparks portrayed a man reaching out to his long-estranged brother in the wake of the death of their neglectful mother.

From The Wall Street Journal

The toddlers’ stimulating new environment could not have contrasted more with the neglectful care they had previously known.

From Washington Post

But even before that, astoundingly neglectful medical care and a string of inmate deaths revealed the state had repeatedly failed at that facility.

From Seattle Times

Much of the research that has been done on destructive parentification focused primarily on children whose parents were neglectful or unavailable because of alcoholism or addiction.

From Salon

Fulbright withheld necessary and adequate medical treatment from Whisenhunt and the jury found Cheever was similarly neglectful.

From Seattle Times