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Example sentences for "neglecting"

Lexicographically close words:
neglecte; neglected; neglecters; neglecteth; neglectful; neglects; negli; neglige; negligee; negligence
  1. By neglecting to record them permanently while well authenticated, they are now beyond recovery.

  2. What Mrs. Elizabeth did to save souls on the mountain was only in the line of extraordinary labors, and was not made an excuse for neglecting any of her ordinary church duties.

  3. That the penalty for neglecting this Rule be one guinea.

  4. That the captain of the first boat starting late, or neglecting to act as this rule directs, be fined one guinea.

  5. That when one boat bumps another, both shall immediately draw aside till the racing boats have passed; that the last boat carry a white flag in the bows; that any boat neglecting this rule be fined one guinea.

  6. That any club neglecting to pay the subscriptions or arrears due to the C.

  7. That the coxswain of a boat so bumped shall immediately acknowledge the bump by holding up his hand, and that the crew making the bump immediately cease rowing; that any crew neglecting this rule be fined one guinea.

  8. Do you get the thing ready, yet without neglecting the dances.

  9. The learned abbe, we suspect, has been led into this real or apparent contradiction by neglecting to distinguish sharply between Protestants and Protestantism.

  10. Neglecting Germany, France turned upon the Austrian Netherlands, a country which England, out of regard to her sea interests, was not willing to see conquered.

  11. The changes effected by this long war and sanctioned by the peace, neglecting details of lesser or passing importance, may be stated as follows: 1.

  12. A second time that day De Grasse attacked in the same order, but neglecting the English van, directed his effort upon the rear and centre.

  13. If Mr. Scott, as I suppose, is at Buriton, he has himself too high a sense of Friendship not to excuse my neglecting him.

  14. The great Pantomime of Portsmouth was universally admired; and I am angry at my own laziness in neglecting an excellent opportunity of seeing it.

  15. These difficulties however and the delays which they produce are chiefly owing to your neglecting either to keep or to send us the necessary writings.

  16. I thought it right to acquaint the English at Leghorn of my reasons for not neglecting him as they did, and they all seemed to approve of my behavior.

  17. So far, Dear Sir, from neglecting our immediate occasion for money, the Trustees are impowered to borrow whatever sums may be wanted before the Estates can be disposed of.

  18. They belonged to the vast group of human automata who go through life without neglecting to perform a single one of the gestures executed by the surrounding puppets.

  19. Surely Mrs. Fisher could no longer charge Miss Bart with neglecting her opportunities!

  20. As it happened, really, he wasn't thinking of marrying any one--he had ever so many grounds for neglecting that.

  21. If I called you just now grossly immoral it's on account of the spectacle you present--a spectacle to be hidden from the eye of ingenuous youth: that of a man neglecting his own fiddle to blunder away on that of one of his fellows.

  22. It is easy to see how this can be brought about through suggestion from many sources and the sight of others neglecting their duty in this matter.

  23. This includes the involuntary muscles, as well as the voluntary, and if they are neglecting air and exercise, the whole muscular system becomes flabby.

  24. He had some tendency to dilatation of the stomach and at times, when much occupied with indoor work and neglecting muscular exercise, there was probably some delay of digestion.

  25. No one can preserve his health by neglecting personal cleanliness.

  26. Many people have contracted severe and fatal diseases by neglecting to take proper care of the body after bathing.

  27. But we are neglecting our work," he hastily added, as he roused himself.

  28. Bible-neglecting reader, I give you a plain warning.

  29. That I may not be guilty of the Fault I blame in others, the neglecting of Beauties, and falling unmercifully upon the Blemishes of Authors.

  30. A little change in the time of her rounds was made without neglecting her work, for that she would not do, and she trusted that if accident threw him in her way, circumstances would make it natural and not embarrassing.

  31. And Margaret, neglecting the book which lay on her lap, and looking out the window, felt it in all her veins.

  32. They may starve the bodies but no one can charge them with neglecting the souls of our 'independent labourers.

  33. These adventurers, neglecting the purpose for which they were placed there, which was to cultivate and improve the country, became impatient to amass riches, and wandered from district to district in search of mines.

  34. Take the last two figures of the year, add one-fourth of them (neglecting remainder).

  35. The horse got away in consequence of me neglecting to fasten the gate.

  36. Look well to it, therefore, ye mothers, and beware of the consequences of neglecting such advice, and see for yourselves that your children regularly eat salt with their food.

  37. Either that, or the junior partner was grossly neglecting his duties.

  38. Some suppose their ill temper to be constitutional, and this serves them as an apology for neglecting to govern it.


  39. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "neglecting" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    derelict; disregard; inadvertent; inattentive; lax; loose; neglectful; negligent; permissive; procrastinating; relaxed; remiss; slack; unguarded; unwary