How to Use negligent in a Sentence

negligent

adjective
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  • The fire was started by a negligent smoker.
  • He was negligent in not reporting the accident to the police.
  • If the owner is shown to be negligent, they could be charged.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The court did, however, find the city to be negligent in the matter.
    — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Many Haitians saw him as at best weak, negligent, and silent in the face of abuses against his people.
    — Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In this case, Silver was not found to be negligent and the lawsuit did not satisfy the elements of the claim.
    — Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Halls has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor for negligent handling of a weapon in the case.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Halls, who handed the Colt .45 revolver to Baldwin prior to the shooting, was charged with negligent use of a deadly weapon.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • She is charged with criminally negligent homicide in the Nov. 2 death of 22-year-old Leah Grace Tarvin.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 29 June 2023
  • One count of negligent homicide carries a sentencing range of four years to eight years.
    — The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
  • A couple in North Carolina has been charged with negligent child abuse after narcotics were found in the system of a 2-year-old at the home.
    — Brie Stimson | Fox News, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • First assistant director David Halls agreed to plead no contest to the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • On Friday, Halls pleaded no contest to negligent use of a deadly weapon.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Assistant director David Halls signed a plea agreement for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon.
    — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
  • Vasquez was originally charged with negligent homicide, a felony that carries a sentence of up to eight years in prison.
    — Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Halls, who was the film’s safety coordinator, last year pleaded no contest to a charge of negligent use of a firearm.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • David Halls was previously charged with negligent use of a deadly weapon and served six months probation as part of a plea deal.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
  • And to ignore the influence and easy access of social media would be negligent.
    — Shanetta McDonald, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Halls, who was charged with negligent use of a deadly weapon, took a plea deal and was sentenced to six months of unsupervised probation.
    — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Investigators are trying to figure out how the child had access to the knife and whether his parents or guardians were negligent in any way.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Mills was charged with felony negligent child abuse-severe bodily injury and child abuse.
    — Brie Stimson | Fox News, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The 19-page lawsuit alleges the wait staff was negligent toward his wife’s severe food allergies.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Both Lea and Brown face charges of felony vehicular negligent manslaughter and death of a vulnerable person in each of the six deaths.
    — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2023
  • The suit alleges that the train derailment occurred due to Norfolk Southern's breach of its duty of care by negligent and reckless acts and omissions.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Dave Halls, the film’s safety coordinator, who pleaded no contest to negligent use of a deadly weapon last year as part of a plea deal, also took the stand.
    — Chloe Melas, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Alexander Tyler was charged in February with negligent homicide for Bagley’s death.
    — Ryan Young, CNN, 25 July 2023
  • Fines, months of inspections and public shaming on the city website — that’s what could be in store for negligent apartment property owners across the Alamo City.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • He was booked on suspicion of shooting at an inhabited dwelling and negligent discharge of a firearm.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The rail worker, who can't be publicly identified under Greek law, was charged with negligent homicide.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Ryan Koss, 35, was cited Tuesday evening on a charge of grossly negligent operation with death and released, the agency said in a statement.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2023

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