imprudence
Example Sentences
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Rand Paul once had the political imprudence to express his views on it in public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Critics say this "financial imprudence" has drained much of the country's economic resources and created unprecedented levels of debt that have crippled the economy.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023
Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said investigators would seek to “determine whether or not there was failure to respect a rule or individual imprudence that led to the explosion.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
This was a choice made willingly and without imprudence, grounded in the foundational values of my medical training—compassion for suffering, a desire to heal, a responsibility to mankind.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2020
Miss Bingley saw all this likewise; and, in the imprudence of anger, took the first opportunity of saying, with sneering civility:
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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