How to Use negligence in a Sentence

negligence

noun
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  • The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires.
  • The lawsuit cites negligence on the part of the Marine Corps not to take the steps to report as required under the law.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • And the reason is because of the malice, negligence, or greed.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2023
  • In the lawsuit, Hunter’s parents accuse Uber and the driver of negligence and wrongful death.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
  • Still, there were circumstances in which negligence did seem to be an issue.
    — Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Di Sarro is suing for negligence and hopes that surgery will restore sight in his left eye.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Shula’s mother and aunts dismiss Chichi as a grifter and accuse her of negligence.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • Bitar had also charged and pursued Khalil in the port blast probe with homicide and criminal negligence.
    — Fox News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Those couples sued the clinic for negligence and damages under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act.
    — Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The agency moves to dismiss claims for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Police blamed their negligence on alcohol and drug use that night.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • San Diego County now has paid more than $75 million over the past five-plus years for deputy negligence or misconduct, sheriff’s records show.
    — Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
  • Fox News is also named as a defendant in the suit, which accuses the company of negligence.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • In the suit filed this week, the plaintiffs claim Ballard’s had breached local ordinances in its operations that rose to the level of negligence.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Halls was able to get most claims against him dismissed on the grounds that Schaefer did not suffer a physical injury and thus could not claim damages for negligence.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The mother went to my father (father of the bride) to demand the venue’s wedding coordinator be fired for negligence.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
  • Khalid Hashmi was removed as director of Karachi Zoo on April 8 over complaints of negligence.
    — Reuters, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Along with news of the damage, rumors began to spread of state negligence: Some claimed officials failed to perform forest thinning that could have spared the Orphans.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • He was also charged ahead of his trial in Dec. 2022 with an additional felony count of discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
    — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • And, at least for some of those cases, there is evidence leading to concerns that the deaths were linked with violence and with medical negligence.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Call it naiveté or call it negligence; in interviews, the elderly Stewart comes across as gentle and soft-spoken.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
  • Lately, Merit has been on leave from work, owing to an accident which might have been more than mere negligence, according to Dr. Cole.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The lawsuit includes wrongful death claims as well as a count of battery on behalf of the surviving victim, or in the alternative, a claim of negligence.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2024
  • The case for negligence becomes stronger if the motorist also engaged in other risky driving practices.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2024
  • Ultimately, the American people will pay the costs for this negligence — costs that will be far greater than paying to keep America secure in the first place.
    — Shay Khatiri, National Review, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Three police officials who are also charged with negligence will have their cases heard at a later date.
    — Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The two wealthy brothers who own the cinema, though charged with negligence, escaped lengthy jail times, leaving the families and victims to bear the weight of brutal legal battles.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 July 2023
  • The group claims gross negligence was responsible for the explosion that injured 21 people on Jan. 8.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The negligence count faults Baldwin for killing Hutchins in the commission of a crime, in this case the negligent use of a firearm, which is typically a misdemeanor in New Mexico.
    — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2024
  • The family members and Mitchell have brought negligence lawsuits against Baldwin and the other producers.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024

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