be negligent
Example Sentences
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In Ohtani, baseball finally has its long-awaited face of the game, and the sport would be negligent to not maximize his stardom, both domestically and abroad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
That would be negligent on the owner’s part.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2023
He added the crimes need to be prioritised and big companies held to account criminally if they are found to be negligent.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2022
"It would be negligent not to take the inflationary development into account," he said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2022
Let him not be negligent of this in his conversation; but be careful ever to select the best words, to avoid a slovenly style and drawling utterance, and to aim at neatness, force, and brevity.
From Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching by Henry Ware
