recklessness
Example Sentences
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Recognizing this reality isn’t a call for recklessness or perpetual war.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“The recklessness to which he goes about things, the fact that he doesn’t believe in rules, he doesn’t believe they apply to him.”
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Questions about his character, judgment and staggering recklessness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Chairman of the magistrates' bench Peter Jones said there was "recklessness and impulse", but noted Knight's remorse.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
I promised to take Laika along as chaperone to restrain any potential recklessness on our part.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Vocabulary lists containing recklessness
"The Odyssey," Vocabulary from Part 1 of the epic poem
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Crime and Punishment
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Vocabulary from Readings 5, Unit 5
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