How to Use negligence in a Sentence

negligence

noun

• The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires.
• The police investigation found Lee’s death to be due to negligence rather than foul play and no charges were filed.
  — Vulture, 19 Jan. 2023
• Another case, though, has emerged with the same hallmarks of parental negligence, arguable neglect, and a child whose alleged violent ideation went unchecked.
  — Aja Romano, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024
• One charge of involuntary manslaughter will require proof of negligence.
  — Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2023
• Grossman also faces two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death.
  — Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
• In contrast, the charge of criminal negligence is filed when a defendant is not aware of the risk, but a reasonable person in the position of the defendant would have been aware of the risk.
  — Peter A. Joy, The Conversation, 19 Jan. 2023
• And the gun owners who are not responsible – who do not keep their guns locked up, separate from ammunition, in a secure storage system that a child cannot open – should be held liable for their negligence.
  — Jill Filipovic, CNN, 10 Jan. 2023
• The plaintiffs are suing for negligence and/or gross negligence on the part of Providence and OAG and have asked for a jury trial.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 July 2024
• Unlike so many houses in the Pines—subjected to ocean air and storm surges, the benign neglect of absentee owners, and the downright negligence of seasonal renters—this one proved pristine.
  — Andrew Sessa, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2024
• 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
• Some who were forced to flee their homes during the release have sued the company, claiming negligence.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 23 Feb. 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
• This insurance policy will cover damage to the bridge, as well as wreck removal, loss of life and negligence of the Dali.
  — Federica Cocco, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
• There are exceptions to the 2005 law, though, including negligence on the part of a seller, which is what this suit, and the one filed in January, alleges.
  — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 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
• That charge is used when a death occurs as a result of negligence as compared to malicious intent.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 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
• Claims filed by those on the pier for damage to personal items were also denied because the state determined no negligence on the part of UW-Madison.
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024