be neglected
Frequency: 8.535.2 per million words
Indicates a continuous state of being ignored.
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Examples (20)
- The old house was neglected for years before it was finally renovated.
- It is a sadly neglected work.
- Many talented artists are neglected in their lifetime and only recognized after their death.
- The building is sorely neglected.
- Due to budget cuts, public parks have been neglected in recent times.
- She is an excellent and unjustly neglected author.
- He felt his contributions were neglected by the management.
- Many public parks are often neglected due to lack of funding.
- If the garden is neglected, it will quickly become overgrown.
- The old house was neglected for years, falling into disrepair.
- It's a shame that such an important historical site should be neglected.
- He was neglected by his parents during his childhood.
- Without proper care, many endangered species will be neglected and face extinction.
- The children will be neglected if their guardians don't pay attention.
- She worried that her studies might be neglected if she took on too much extra work.
- Such important details should never be neglected.
- Even minor details can be neglected when one is under immense pressure.
- Despite her talent, her work has been neglected by critics.
- The needs of the community had been neglected for too long by local authorities.
- The garden had been neglected for so long that it was overgrown.