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How to use the word recklessness in a Sentence?

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Dude, like a lot of people have talent, but they do n’t have the balls or the recklessness or the stupidity.

Nathan Seastrand

Found on New York Times
10 months ago

Because frankly, I think it's highly improbable, and second, if in fact he sort of stood over scores of boxes, not really knowing what was in them and said' I hereby declassify everything in here,' that would be such an abuse and that shows such recklessness, it's almost worse than taking the documents.

William Barr

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The extent of recklessness in this case is breathtaking. It is sheer luck that no one, including( Edgar Maddison Welch), was killed.

Patrick Jackson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Although there are no criminal charges at this point, Baldwin’s criminal liability has not been ruled out, if investigators can confirm reports of the gun being used for target practice on beer cans off the set, it could escalate from complacency to recklessness that disregards safety and human life. And in that instance, there could be criminal charges.

Miguel Custodio

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Being brave is good. Recklessness sometimes occur when you dare too much. A wise person doesn't have to be brave all the time.

Clifford Villanueva Villalon

added by anonymous
3 years ago

My clients didnt sit on their front stoop with guns. ... No firearms were on them at the time that they, were, as property owners standing in front of their home, it was not until they basically were in a position of seeing and observingviolence, recklessness, lawbreaking, and knowing that the police were not going to be doing anything.

Albert Watkins

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

They only give limited protections, so they never would protect against, for example, gross negligence or recklessness, one could argue that holding a large public gathering that will draw people together in a context in which they're not able to do social distancing or follow the directive of the CDC, et cetera. One could argue that is grossly negligent.

Catherine Sharkey

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Prince Jefri's crazy, and decadent, at that time, it was attractive to me, Prince Jefri confidence and Prince Jefri charisma and Prince Jefri recklessness.

Jillian Lauren

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Someone who has a penchant for recklessness, for escalatory foreign policies, to retain the capability to enrich, I believe would be an incredibly dangerous precedent to set.

The Crown

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Donald Trump's Donald Trump, not because I disagree with Donald Trump policies -- though I disagree with many -- but I think there is a carelessness, a recklessness, meanness and, I think, corruption.

Al Hunt

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Rep. Mosley’s recklessness, his demeanor and his utter disregard for the safety of the public represent the exact opposite of what the Arizona Fraternal Order of Police looks for in an elected official, potentially lethal speeding isn’t a joke. We will not stand with those who think it’s acceptable or funny to risk the lives of others while behind the wheel of a lethal weapon.

John Ortolano

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The entire story is preposterous and laughable, (The filmmaker) owes an apology to the store owner, the community of Ferguson, and the police officers who put their lives on the line because of his recklessness.

Attorney Jay Kanzler

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Wall Street's greed and recklessness and illegal behavior drove this economy into the worst recession since the Great Depression. Millions of people lost their homes, their life savings, and their jobs. And, yes, I believe that we have to break up the major financial institutions. We have to re-establish Glass-Stegall.

Bernie Sanders

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Do I consider myself part of the casino capitalist process by which so few have so much and so many have so little, by which Wall Street’s greed and recklessness wrecked this economy? No, I don’t.

Bernie Sanders

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

What's happening today is a renewal of Israeli arrogance and recklessness, jerusalem is now a military base, sons of Jerusalem are now banned from entering the Old City.

Hatem Abdul Qader

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I am extremely upset given the number of people that were at this event, mixed ages, for the level of recklessness and violence that occurred here.

Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

There is some recklessness in how they deal with these cases, they think that in the worst case it will go to appeal anyway, so they give defendants the harshest possible sentence knowing that later a retrial can be ordered.

Mohamed Lotfy

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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