recklessly

Example Sentences

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"Its priority, both domestically and in foreign policy, is economic development. There is a broad consensus that China shouldn't recklessly get involved in a war."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The former boss of collapsed construction giant Carillion has been fined by the UK's finance watchdog for acting "recklessly" and misleading others over the firm's precarious financial position.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

When she ended those leases, Hobbs said Fondomonte “was recklessly pumping our groundwater to boost their corporate profits.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

It seems that in this era of wellness obsession, of kale salads and Pilates, people who are recklessly hedonistic, who choose pleasure over health, still have a certain kind of glamour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

“Well,” said the Wart recklessly, “if I stop doing this I shall go bump altogether.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White