be negligent
Example Sentences
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Dominic Smithies, a spokesman for the charity, told the BBC his understanding was that there was already a duty of care for universities "not to be negligent or harmful".
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2023
That would be negligent on the owner’s part.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 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
"It would be negligent not to take the inflationary development into account," he said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2022
‘Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though you know them, and be established in the present truth.’
From A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. by Charles Morton
