Example Sentences

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Questions about his character, judgment and staggering recklessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

To critics, analysts Henry Blodget and Jack Grubman became prime examples of Wall Street’s recklessness.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

From there, the glimmers of a more peaceful existence — one fueled by expression, not recklessness — give Lidia hope.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

What seems like recklessness to parents and grandparents is actually a worrisome form of economic adaptation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

I gloried in the recklessness it took to reach that velocity.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam