recklessly

Example Sentences

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Celebrities who behave recklessly don’t deserve our respect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Judge Paul Farrar KC said that he acted recklessly by claiming the waste the company handled was being sent to a legal site near Sheffield.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

"For the purposes of this rule, abuse of balls is defined as... hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences," it says.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Still, they must prove to the jury that his action—or inaction—intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently caused them harm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Surely he didn’t believe what she had just told him about the monkey dæmon, or he wouldn’t walk so recklessly up to the cave.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman