imprudence

Example Sentences

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Critics say this "financial imprudence" has drained much of the country's economic resources and created unprecedented levels of debt that have crippled the economy.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023

“The events of the last days show the imprudence of not having diversified our sources of energy and our providers in recent decades,” said Italian Premier Mario Draghi in parliament on Friday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2022

Correspondence showed they repeatedly rejected the information outright as rumor and excused it as an "imprudence."

From Fox News • Sep. 3, 2021

Omalu’s intermittent bouts of brilliance and imprudence, and his conflicted relationship with this fame, have made him a confounding figure.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2016

Elizabeth had frequently united with Jane in an endeavour to check the imprudence of Catherine and Lydia; but while they were supported by their mother’s indulgence, what chance could there be of improvement?

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen