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Example sentences for "imprudence"

Lexicographically close words:
improvise; improvised; improvising; improviso; improvized; imprudent; imprudently; imps; impudence; impudent
  1. Reflect then, ye parents, on this tragic tale; consider with yourselves, that the ruin of a child is too often owing to the imprudence of a father.

  2. The children of these families are thus early set at variance; the children in the same family are often taught, by the imprudence or malice of servants, to dislike and envy each other.

  3. As long as Matthias sat on the throne, he had to atone for the imprudence by which he had gained it.

  4. Although intending to do France so ill a service, as to compete with her for Bernard's army, he had the imprudence to travel through that kingdom.

  5. My mind, before sufficiently sensible to the unfortunate situation to which my imprudence had reduced me, now took a nearer and a more alarming view of the circumstances of the case.

  6. The evil that resulted from my original imprudence would then have been comparatively little.

  7. The King never forgave it, and the Duke had had the imprudence to make a young king his enemy for life.

  8. Never commit the imprudence of certain men who, for the sake of putting on the appearance of wit, controvert the feminine dictum, that the figure is preserved by meagre diet.

  9. Marquis," said he, "perhaps you will now believe with me that in all misfortunes there is an element of luck, for your father has committed an act of imprudence which will yet cost him dear.

  10. Then he reproved her bitterly for her imprudence in visiting him.

  11. And imprudence is common where the penalty is insidious.

  12. Hence the latter forms of imprudence are more rare.

  13. I said it was just as well as it was, for any imprudence might have awakened his mother's suspicions, and prevented a night of pleasure, which would be far better than any uncomfortable field affair.

  14. But remonstrating afterwards upon the imprudence of what he had done, especially in having so excited her that she could not help spending at the instant he did, which made it more dangerous.

  15. She even cautioned him against any imprudence on my return, for she said she had her suspicions that I had a letch for men, and if I discovered their liaison, would be apt to avenge myself that way.

  16. They beheld other flames rising in the direction which the wind had again taken towards the Kremlin, and they cursed French imprudence and want of discipline, to which they imputed this disaster.

  17. As an impalpable flake is the beginning of an avalanche, so an imprudence is often the prelude to a great crime.

  18. Verduret, "we must take advantage of this evidence, gained by the imprudence of our enemies, without delay.

  19. This exclamation was provoked by the forester throwing himself on his knees before Sir Cuthbert, and imploring his pardon for the dire strait into which his imprudence had drawn him.

  20. The consequences of his own imprudence in the Tyrol were ever before his mind, and he determined that from henceforth there should be no want of care on his part.

  21. I spent best part of the night in alarm, and reproached myself for my imprudence in not remaining at home, rather than undertaking this last voyage.

  22. The ass made no reply, so vexed was he at the ill treatment he had received; but he said within himself, "It is by my own imprudence I have brought this misfortune upon myself.

  23. He suddenly checked himself, warned of his fresh imprudence by the expression on Mademoiselle Marguerite's face.

  24. But he watched her, or employed others to watch her, both day and night, convinced that she would finally commit some act of imprudence which would give him the clue he wanted.

  25. My indignation was roused at such ungentlemanly conduct, and I retorted with a degree of bitterness as well as imprudence that surprised myself as well as others.

  26. William had remained in France as hostage for the peace of Chateau-Cambray, in concluding which he had borne a part; and here, through the imprudence of Henry II.

  27. Valens had been badly punished for his imprudence and the Romans for their venality.

  28. Palmerston, on his side, may be blamed for imprudence and negligence.

  29. This passion, the only one he ever felt for any woman, betrayed him into great imprudence of manner and behaviour, so much so, that I ventured to put him on his guard.

  30. He said that he only came into office with a distinct understanding that Lord John should exercise a control over the Foreign Office and secure the Cabinet against any imprudence of Palmerston's.

  31. He told me that he was so well aware of its imprudence that he remonstrated against the order, and delayed several days to obey it.

  32. I called on Graham yesterday, and found him in a state of great disgust at the Solicitor-General's speech the night before, against the violence and imprudence of which he bitterly inveighed.

  33. After giving various orders to the army and his chiefs, the Emperor left Dresden on the evening of the 3d of September, with the intention of regaining what he had lost from the audacious imprudence of General Vandamme.


  34. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "imprudence" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    absurdity; blunder; brass; cheek; childishness; desperation; folly; foolishness; gall; heroics; hubris; immaturity; improvidence; imprudence; impudence; inattention; indiscretion; insensibility; insolence; irrationality; overconfidence; promiscuity; puerility; recklessness; stuffiness; stupidity; syncretism; temerity; thoughtlessness; unreason; unreasonableness