reckless

Example Sentences

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In such an environment, it is especially reckless to assume that war, no matter how justified, will somehow purify institutions rather than corrode them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

His dad was found guilty of reckless driving in 2015 but had no other criminal convictions that we could find in the United States.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

On Monday, Iran's ambassador to the UK, Seyed Ali Mousavi, was summoned by the Foreign Office over what it described as his country's "reckless and destabilising actions" in Britain and overseas.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Britain's foreign ministry summoned Iran's ambassador to London, Seyed Ali Mousavi, criticising what it called Tehran's "reckless and destabilising actions" in the UK and overseas.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Even though he’d done a reckless thing, part of him felt free.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova