Sentence examples for act of recklessness from inspiring English sources

The phrase "act of recklessness" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a behavior or action that is careless or shows a lack of concern for the consequences. Example: "His act of recklessness while driving led to a serious accident."

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What was the process of governance that, following the crash, could have made sense of such an act of recklessness?

For the Republicans to act as they did in 1995 -- attempting to make the President sign legislation against his will rather than trying to find the votes to override him -- was an act of recklessness so blatant that even an inattentive public understood it.

It concludes: "It would be an act of recklessness for any political leader to disregard the weight of evidence and ignore the enormous risks that climate change clearly poses". The letter also choose not to dig into the long history of the Wall Street Journal's rejection of climate science.

There is no longer any question whether Dr. Lee did anything wrong -- his lawyers all but conceded that he had violated at least some rules on the handling of classified information -- but the issue is whether what he is accused of is a crime worthy of a life sentence, or an act of recklessness that could be dealt with in a less harsh fashion.

By leaving it to this late stage they could insist on tweaking the contract to secure a reduced price every year the project is further delayed beyond 2025, but to risk 25,000 jobs and send such an appalling signal to investors about the reliability of the UK as an investment partner is an act of recklessness, as damaging for the manner in which it was done as for its substance.

He could have been seriously injured in the freezing waters; his rescuers were slightly bemused by the act of recklessness.

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Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said the minister's revelations about the location of the document was an act of extreme recklessness.

Nevertheless, it was an act of great recklessness when Pasternak, having been turned down by Novy Mir, gave the manuscript to the Italian go‑between.

Family members, friends and neighbors of Mr. Stansbury described the shooting as an act of wanton recklessness by officers who had asked no questions, failed to identify themselves and fired without warning.

Pouring billions of dollars' worth of the latest hi-tech military hardware into the volatile heart of the Middle East looks at first glance like an act of extreme recklessness.

If the Times chooses to publish these unsupported statements, it will be a serious act of journalistic recklessness and irresponsibility". It was later established that the charges were true.

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