- present participle of neglect.
neglecting
Example Sentences
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I spent fruitless hours testing my employer’s patience, neglecting my more immediate work while dredging up zero-retweet Twitter posts from the early 2010s.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
It accused the report of "spreading misinformation" and "neglecting to mention the threat of terrorist attacks".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
If politicians stopped neglecting cities, then urban India could eventually stop being a byword for squalor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“What if you considered this other perspective?” most of them ask, neglecting to realize that most people won’t be inclined to think harder unless they’re presented with more than a suggestion.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
It was then Mayor Peters somehow received an infusion of courage to use the power he had been assiduously neglecting.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
