neglecting

Example Sentences

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It laid much of the blame, once again, on Roark, saying it was focused on building out a restaurant platform that it plans to take public and neglecting Driven.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

My deeper concern is that Patricia, now 39, may be neglecting her own future while trying to plan for everyone else’s.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

If that's agreed, detectives will then look for evidence that the incident in question saw the suspect "wilfully" neglecting to perform their duty or wilfully misconducting themselves in some other way.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

"The economy has been destroyed," he said, accusing the ousted government of neglecting ordinary citizens.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

With just a word of advice to Bobby about not neglecting his schoolwork, he asked the boy to step outside.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady