How to Use negligence in a Sentence

negligence

noun
  • The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires.
  • Their negligence and greed have killed people and will do so again.
    — Alex Veytsel, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2022
  • This was two weeks of willful negligence and abuse.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Many fires are human-caused due to negligence.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • The city is just kind of using us as a scapegoat for their negligence.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The defendants' said there was no negligence that led to his death.
    — Andrew Dalton, Chron, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Not required to rescue the state from its own gross negligence.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Google denies the claims of negligence.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Injured due to negligence by your city or county?
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Caution, held long enough, becomes its own form of negligence.
    — Peter S. Hendricks, STAT, 6 May 2026
  • Is their refusal to stand down a form of violence via negligence?
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2021
  • None of this implies that negligence is rampant.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Still, there were circumstances in which negligence did seem to be an issue.
    — Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The movie follows a young boy who has just gotten out of jail and sues his parents in court for negligence.
    — cleveland, 28 Mar. 2022
  • And the reason is because of the malice, negligence, or greed.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Those who chose to invest may have egg on their faces, but their negligence does not absolve Holmes of fraud.
    — Jessica A. Roth For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 4 Jan. 2022
  • These gaps aren’t due to negligence so much as complexity.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Di Sarro is suing for negligence and hopes that surgery will restore sight in his left eye.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Many fires in our county have been caused by human negligence and poor management.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • All of these accusations amount to gross negligence and lack of proper care.
    — Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Many of the deaths prompted lawsuits alleging negligence by jail staff and health care providers.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • Once the captain of the robotics team, she's kicked off because of her negligence.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 16 July 2021
  • The suit claims a breach of contract, breach of express warranty and negligence.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Warman said Thor could eat soft foods, but was starved due to negligence, the affidavit states.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The jury found the use of the surface to constitute negligence.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Fault and negligence usually sit at the center of these disputes.
    — Maria Williams, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Those acts of negligence, among others, led to Cardinal’s death, the suit says.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2022
  • One of them calls out the district for gross negligence for how the situation was handled.
    — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The question centers on the degree of negligence.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • To reverse course now, to pull the rug out from under those who are fighting for their lives, would be an act of profound negligence.
    — Ryan Hampton, Time, 28 May 2025

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