- present participle of neglect.
neglecting
Example Sentences
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On is attempting a more calibrated approach, neither neglecting its shelf space in retail nor wholesaling so many shoes that prices are undermined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“What if you considered this other perspective?” most of them ask, neglecting to realize that most people won’t be inclined to think harder unless they’re presented with more than a suggestion.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
My deeper concern is that Patricia, now 39, may be neglecting her own future while trying to plan for everyone else’s.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
In the UK causing unnecessary suffering to an animal or neglecting its welfare is a criminal offence.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
“Oh, yes! Every bit of it himself, and neglecting the land sometimes to do it, so that Sivaji had often to chide him, although he is a good man for a Zemindari agent.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
