Example sentences for: negligence

How can you use “negligence” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • An editorial in the liberal French daily Libération Thursday agreed, pointing out that the "the outcome in seismic catastrophes has less to do with poverty than with negligence."

  • For the first time in nearly a decade, the WP reports, the Marine Corps is charging a commanding officer with negligence in a training death.

  • In reporting that the Ritz Hotel released security video tape that show Diana and her party leaving the hotel in an apparently orderly manner, the paper quotes an Al-Fayed spokesman's explanation for doing so: "The Ritz Hotel has been accused of what amounts to negligence or worse."

  • The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that nearly 30 students are suing their universities for "breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, or negligence."

  • This is no excuse for negligence and rule-breaking.


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