be negligent
Example Sentences
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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
On Tuesday the inquiry heard Scottish ministers were against providing payouts because the NHS had not been found to be negligent or at fault.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2022
"It would be negligent not to take the inflationary development into account," he said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2022
The soldiers losing willingness lose courage, and will begin to be negligent.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
