neglectful

Example Sentences

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An important study from Australia found that in the last few decades we have really lowered the threshold to what is labeled harmful, abusive, traumatizing and neglectful behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The management company acted in an inappropriate and/or neglectful manner.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025

"Women are raised in a different way," DeGeneres says, before sharing a personal moment about growing up in a neglectful home, and having OCD and ADD.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2024

While the quest, if successful, would have benefited the Valley-based paper financially, Kaye firmly believed that the downtown bureaucracy was detached and neglectful.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

They would label her neglectful and make her look like an unfit mother.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall