be negligent
Example Sentences
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It would be negligent to write about Arsenal beating a direct opponent without mentioning their most effective tool this season.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
That would be negligent on the owner’s part.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2023
“While empathetic of the community that it’s a hardship and a burden, I most certainly would be negligent if we ignored the risk this storm presents.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2023
"It would be negligent not to take the inflationary development into account," he said.
From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2022
Are these encouragements to tradesmen to be negligent and careless of the event of things?
From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Defoe, Daniel