How to Use neglected in a Sentence

neglected

adjective
  • Some of the time, great but neglected songs still bob to the surface.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2021
  • There’s a lot of wealthy men that can help raise money to men’s health, which is very neglected.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Some of these countries are among the most neglected and conflict-ridden in the world.
    Folashade Soule, Quartz Africa, 21 Nov. 2020
  • The process was so thorough that the only neglected item was a ruler to confirm bin Laden’s height.
    David A. Shaywitz, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2018
  • This week the rocker saw that dream come to fruition with the opening of Janie's House, a home for abused and neglected girls just outside Atlanta.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Kindergarten teacher’s aide Lucy Hart, for whom the author’s books were a balm as a neglected child, competes to win the coveted prize.
    USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
  • More important than these technical skills, which is often not posed as urgent, and so neglected, are the new rules of the game.
    Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Masses were held so that souls wouldn't feel neglected and haunt believers.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Add ripe neglected bananas and maple syrup, and this might be your new morning addiction.
    Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2022
  • One of the more difficult parts of watching this episode back is seeing Annaliese feeling so neglected and so hurt.
    Arie Luyendyk Jr., PEOPLE.com, 16 Jan. 2018
  • But there are loads of other, more neglected roots, like rutabagas, turnips, radishes and celery root, worth having on hand.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2020
  • It’s unfortunately not been made a priority in the past and so neglected roads now cost more to fix.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2021
  • Mental health was a neglected health need even before the pandemic.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 1 July 2021
  • But in other countries, snakebite is a real and neglected problem.
    Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2016
  • Stretching and mobility work is often one of the most neglected parts of training.
    NBC News, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The area, once a bit neglected, sits at the edge of the downtown core, and the coordinated effort to connect downtown with the many medical centers on the other side made sense.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 27 June 2021
  • Firms with low price-to-free-cash-flow ratios may represent neglected firms at attractive prices.
    Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • Arguably the most neglected (and most necessary) part of productive listening is the need to focus.
    Brad Elson, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • The neglected middle class in South America’s richest country was very mad.
    Stephan Kueffner, Bloomberg.com, 12 May 2020
  • Green said if forecasts of up to 20 inches of rain prove true, the city's underfunded and neglected network of pumps, underground pipes and surface canals likely won't be able to keep up.
    David Aaro, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Set them in a wicker basket or a hanging planter, and watch the long, droopy stems bring greenery into neglected spaces, like empty window sills, dressers, or showers.
    Brionna Jimerson, Glamour, 4 Jan. 2021
  • One of their earlier shows in the historic east Atlanta neighborhood called Edgewood Avenue turned the neglected area into one of the most active nightlife corridors in the city.
    Vivian Giang, Marie Claire, 11 July 2014
  • As long as there’s offline film history to be brought online, or new but neglected content, there’s a role for people who care enough to memorialize it.
    WIRED, 21 Feb. 2023
  • At best, until recently the 4.5-acre property had what was considered a rather neglected yard.
    Emily Hedrick, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • And then just overnight somebody sent me an article about a rash of neglected cars mysteriously not starting.
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 1 May 2020
  • And our neglected inner cities will see a rebirth of hope, safety and opportunity.
    Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2018
  • The cast is packed with youngsters, including the two actors who play the title role, a neglected little girl who eventually leads a rebellion against Trunchbull.
    Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, 18 July 2019
  • But if forecasts of up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rain come true, the city's underfunded and neglected network of pumps, underground pipes and surface canals likely can't keep up, Green said.
    Kevin McGill and Jay Reeves, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Different branches of the Gradenigo family had retained the other apartments on that floor, which was mostly intact, if a bit neglected.
    Gisela Williams Diego Mayon, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Together, the three have been supporting survivors and advocating for noma’s adoption onto the WHO’s elusive neglected tropical diseases list.
    John Button, STAT, 16 Dec. 2023

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