Explore Neglect through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like disregard or negligence. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Neglect in a sentence
Related words
Neglect meaning
- To fail to care for or attend to something.
- To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
- To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
Synonyms of Neglect
Using Neglect
- The main meaning on this page is: To fail to care for or attend to something. | To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight. | To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
- Useful related words include: disregard, negligence, carelessness, pretermit.
- In the example corpus, neglect often appears in combinations such as: neglect of, and neglect, of neglect.
Context around Neglect
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Neglect
- In this selection, "neglect" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, child, dependent, injury, resulting and stopped stand out and add context to how "neglect" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a dependent neglect of a and a gradual neglect of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "neglect" sits close to words such as accra, azerbaijan and brisbane, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with neglect
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
CDC reported on signs of emotional neglect in childhood. (9 words)
A history of such neglect or misuse proves the point. (10 words)
Calls for greater puppy farm legislation after reports of neglect in County. (12 words)
After several protesters made public statements about the health problems in Echo Heights and alleged neglect by city leaders, the group marched near the south end of the convention center as guests entered and left the facility for the mayor’s speech. (42 words)
The variance between Massorah and Septuagint texts in this numeration is likely enough due to a gradual neglect of the original poetic form of the Psalms; such neglect was occasioned by liturgical uses and carelessness of copyists. (37 words)
A grand jury indicted Nance on April 4 on one count of caregiver neglect of an elderly adult and one count of identity theft – obtain, possess, buy or use a personal ID of another person. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
For abandoning Natalia, Michael faced counts such as neglect of a dependent, neglect of a dependent causing bodily injury, neglect of a dependent causing serious bodily injury and conspiracy to neglect a dependent.
Advocates say a horrific case of child neglect in New Brunswick is far from the only case in the Maritimes and are urging people to report any neglect or abuse they see.
Ababneh, who is in jail, is charged with child neglect resulting in death, child abuse-intentionally causing harm and three counts of misdemeanor child neglect.
Thirty-year-old Shane A. Patton was charged Monday with neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury and neglect of a dependent by placing a dependent in a dangerous situation.
Fronto concluded that "neglect of serious matters can cause greater damage, but neglect of amusements greater discontent".
The variance between Massorah and Septuagint texts in this numeration is likely enough due to a gradual neglect of the original poetic form of the Psalms; such neglect was occasioned by liturgical uses and carelessness of copyists.
According to her,”What we are seeing now is as a result of neglect.
A farmer has been banned from keeping livestock after an investigation by North Yorkshire Trading Standards officers revealed appalling neglect and suffering.
A first offense of animal cruelty, including abandonment or neglect, could be a Class 1 misdemeanor.
After several protesters made public statements about the health problems in Echo Heights and alleged neglect by city leaders, the group marched near the south end of the convention center as guests entered and left the facility for the mayor’s speech.
A grand jury indicted Nance on April 4 on one count of caregiver neglect of an elderly adult and one count of identity theft – obtain, possess, buy or use a personal ID of another person.
A history of such neglect or misuse proves the point.
Also, people tend to neglect their dead-heading duties and the flower often looks bedraggled and tired.
Although Peruvians of all backgrounds take pride in the history of the Inca Empire, the country’s Indigenous population is often treated with neglect and even hostility.
And while he wanted Wakanda to acknowledge how its neglect had impacted the world, he was driven more by anger for what he missed out on rather than by compassion for those suffering.
Angoy’s Avenue continues to be a reminder of the PNC’s wickedness and neglect.
Article 19 talks about protecting children from all forms of violence, abuse and neglect.
But his criticism of local and national officials, whom he accused of corruption and neglect, stopped short of Mr. Erdogan.
Calls for greater puppy farm legislation after reports of neglect in County.
CDC reported on signs of emotional neglect in childhood.
Common combinations with neglect
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- neglect of 35×
- and neglect 30×
- of neglect 27×
- neglect and 25×
- child neglect 15×
- to neglect 12×
- or neglect 10×
- neglect or 8×
- the neglect 8×
- by neglect 8×