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
  • Morrissey had claimed over the course of the brief trial that Baldwin was negligent in his handling of the firearm.
    — Chloe Melas, NBC News, 13 July 2024
  • Halls took a plea deal in 2023 for his role in the shooting, pleading no contest to one count of negligent use of a deadly weapon.
    — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 15 Apr. 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
  • He was charged with a misdemeanor for negligent use of a deadly weapon.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Each of the nine lawsuits claims the restaurant was negligent and breached an implied warranty that its food would be safe to eat.
    — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2024
  • The club’s owners and employees, named as defendants in the suit, knew of past problems and were negligent in keeping the venue safe, the suit claims.
    — Alexis Stevens, ajc, 19 July 2022
  • 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
  • The New York Times spoke with Kile, who was determined to be responsible for the fire, but not negligent.
    — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • The driver of the car was recently charged with negligent homicide.
    — Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
  • 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
  • The lawsuits claims Hereford House was negligent and breached an implied warranty that their food would be safe.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
  • 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
  • However, in a few instances, Child Protective Services have become involved in families where free-range parenting seems negligent.
    — Amy Morin, Parents, 30 July 2024

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