neglectful

Example Sentences

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To connect maternal regret with unloving and neglectful parenting is a careless assumption, according to Israeli sociologist Orna Donath, author of Regretting Motherhood: A Study.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

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

It will be up to courts to determine whether state officials were actually neglectful.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

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

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall