negligent

Example Sentences

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The plaintiffs plead around that law by arguing that the defendants were negligent in the way they designed their platforms and should have warned users about their addictive potential.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I think we can gather enough evidence to prove that the crew members of the ship were really negligent," Sajili said, adding he believed a lawsuit was likely.

From Barron's

"I think we can gather enough evidence to prove that the crew members of the ship were really negligent," he said.

From Barron's

"For the purposes of this rule, abuse of balls is defined as... hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences," it says.

From BBC

An extreme possible outcome: Lending the equipment could risk “negligent entrustment.”

From MarketWatch