imprudent

Example Sentences

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Quiñones told the board that reducing or halting the city’s use of water from the Mono Basin would be “unwarranted, imprudent, and place undue financial burden on LADWP’s ratepayers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

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

Maybe it's imprudent to check them with the others so close.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins