imprudent

Example Sentences

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Many countries, he noted, "failed to capitalise" on similar opportunities or "squandered them in the face of global shocks and imprudent policies".

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

But it may be imprudent to categorize your attorney’s advice as “insane” just because you disagree with it.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

That isn’t “some pie-in-the-sky idea,” but it would be imprudent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

But if Edison is found to have been imprudent, it will have to pay back $4 billion to the fund.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

Arobin was not needlessly imprudent But they ate and they drank when they regained Edna’s little dining room— which was comparatively early in the evening.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin