How to Use negligent in a Sentence

negligent

adjective

• 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 jury found the city not negligent on all accounts.
  — ABC News, 7 May 2026
• Three people had been charged with negligent homicide, but those charges were dropped.
  — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
• The broker might have faced charges for negligent homicide, but he was soon found dead, too.
  — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
• He was charged with a misdemeanor for negligent use of a deadly weapon.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
• 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
• Stephen Tatum is charged with negligent homicide and assault.
  — CNN, 9 Mar. 2022
• One count of negligent homicide carries a sentencing range of four years to eight years.
  — The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
• Sanders was found to be 40% negligent for her own consumption.
  — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
• The indictment alleges six instances in which the firms were negligent in the spill.
  — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021
• The number of murders and non-negligent manslaughters has climbed in recent years.
  — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2022
• Halls has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor for negligent handling of a weapon in the case.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
• Only one was found guilty of the lesser charge of negligent dereliction of duty and served no jail time.
  — Theara Coleman, theweek, 11 Sep. 2024
• Tort claims are civil claims made against a state or local government for a wrongful or negligent act.
  — Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026
• Not all homicides are murders, such as justified killings and negligent deaths.
  — Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
• The driver of the car was recently charged with negligent homicide.
  — Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
• The suit alleges the school district was grossly negligent and reckless.
  — Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
• If convicted, the negligent homicide charge carries a sentence of one to five years in prison.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
• Williams was booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm and grossly negligent discharge of a firearm.
  — City News Service, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
• But using this as a standard for negligent product design is a slippery slope.
  — Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
• He was booked there Wednesday on suspicion of two felony counts of negligent discharge of a firearm.
  — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
• Prospect, which has denied any misconduct or negligent care, has now sold or closed all of its hospitals.
  — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
• The cruise line was found 60% liable, while Sanders was found 40% negligent.
  — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
• Romero was booked on a charge of negligent homicide, and his bond is $150,000.
  — Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
• If the city had been found negligent, the fine could have been $68 million — $10 per gallon of sewage.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2020
• The jury found Google and Meta were negligent in the design of both apps and failed to warn of their dangers.
  — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
• The mother also alleges in the lawsuit that the school was negligent and failed to protect her daughter.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026