improvident

Example Sentences

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She did quit her job to take care of him, but they were improvident and did not buy long-term care insurance.

From Washington Post

“The arbitration clause is improvident because the arbitration process requires US$14,500 in up-front administrative fees,” the top court said.

From Reuters

In one heat, a driver made an improvident move and three cars collided, one flipping on its side.

From New York Times

It opines at length about the benefits if “children of improvident parents starve to death.”

From Scientific American

Doing so would be an extreme and, realistically, improvident move, risking chaos and swings on the Court for decades to come, which may be why Trump likes talking about it.

From The New Yorker