imprudent

Example Sentences

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Older people, he said, are often better at resolving disputes, and “are less likely to do something imprudent.”

From New York Times

Army’s maximum-containment lab at Fort Detrick, Md., expressed dismay over “imprudent” lab practices he observed in inspection reports obtained by a congressional oversight committee.

From Washington Post

"The thing with the baseball bat, for example, was very imprudent of him to do in the middle of the night, and, you know, these are gratuitous comments and aren't particularly helpful."

From Salon

The chairman said D.C. education scores have lagged since Congress held a D.C. oversight in 2019 and that city programs such as zero-fare bus services are fiscally imprudent.

From Washington Times

Without access to all the banks’ financial data, this could be imprudent advice.

From Washington Post