recklessly

Example Sentences

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These are delicate waters to splash around in so recklessly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Celebrities who behave recklessly don’t deserve our respect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Judge Paul Farrar KC said that he acted recklessly by claiming the waste the company handled was being sent to a legal site near Sheffield.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Howson did not properly address the risks and was knowingly involved in the firm's sharing of potentially false or misleading information, therefore acting "recklessly", the FCA added.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The trees were the worst loss and damage, for at Sharkey’s bidding they had been cut down recklessly far and wide over the Shire; and Sam grieved over this more than anything else.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien