reckless
Example Sentences
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"I would appeal to those people involved in this kind of reckless behaviour on our roads to think about the possible serious consequence of their actions," Ch Insp George said.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
“Mass domestic surveillance and autonomous lethal weapons systems are the equivalently reckless domain for today’s frontier models.”
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
A federal judge on Tuesday delayed until next week the sentencing of Purdue on three felony charges related to paying kickbacks to doctors and reckless sales of its opioids.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Its basic premise—destroying a patient’s blood and immune-making system and replacing it with another person’s—was considered implausible and even reckless by some experts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Speaking up about her dodging my call must’ve unlocked something reckless in my brain.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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