How to Use negligence in a Sentence

negligence

noun

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• His wife Dora Leon sued the county for negligence and emotional distress, saying police had left her husband's naked body in plain view for hours.
  — TrÂn NguyỄn, ajc, 24 June 2023
• Tragedies that occur due to safety negligence are not accidents.
  — Vicki Moore, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
• Over the years, Gary’s lawyers have sought to keep the suit going by arguing that negligence plagues the firearms industry, not just in the city but across the region, creating an ongoing public nuisance.
  — Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2024
• The complaint, which names the restaurant and Disney Parks and Resorts as defendants, alleges multiple counts of negligence.
  — Colin Sheeley, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
• Amid the many accusations of incompetence and negligence that followed the wreck, stories of heroism stood out.
  — Erica Westly, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
• The defendants have denied the allegations that negligence in the planning and promotion of the festival contributed to the deaths.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 July 2023
• The lawsuit accused the team of negligence, noting that the Astros failed to use reasonable care when firing the t-shirt cannon, according to the Houston Chronicle.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• The oil and gas companies can raise a contributory negligence defense on two fronts.
  — Ed Hirs, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 May 2024