Sentence examples for were neglectful from inspiring English sources
adjective
Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention.
Jones wrote from experience: her parents were neglectful of her needs, and those of her two younger sisters.
They botched delicate negotiations in the Senate, were neglectful at key moments, and expended little of the courage, imagination, and resources they brought to health-care reform.
In a telephone interview from Lincoln, Osborne disputed the view that he and the university were neglectful of their responsibilities in the Redmond case.
The ʿamme ha-aretz did not give the prescribed tithes, did not observe the laws of purity, and were neglectful of the laws of prayer; so great was the antagonism between them and the learned Pharisees that the biblical verse "Cursed be he who lies with any kind of beast" was applied to their daughters.
If it's deemed we were neglectful, criminal charges could be filed against us, and we could face hefty fines or even jail time.
During this generation, 9 mothers were neglectful.
They are not being neglectful.
If they do, they're neglectful.
And he has been neglectful on that issue.
Perhaps I should not criticise; it was I who was neglectful.
She also complained that he was neglectful when her father died earlier this winter.
