negligent

Example Sentences

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A police spokesperson previously said they have reason to believe "those in charge at the company were grossly negligent", which led to the fire and caused it to "spread uncontrollably".

From BBC

"We have reason to believe that those in charge at the company were grossly negligent, which led to this accident and caused the fire to spread uncontrollably, resulting in major casualties," a police spokesperson said.

From BBC

Instead of exploding at her negligent loved ones, she breaks free by taking off on her motorcycle to the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.

From Salon

An assistant director of the Alec Baldwin film “Rust” pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor charge of the negligent use of a deadly weapon in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

From Washington Times

MI5's failure to prevent the Manchester Arena attack centred on a mistake so serious that it could be seen as negligent, the BBC has been told.

From BBC