How to Use remiss in a Sentence

remiss

adjective
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  • I would be remiss if I didn't tell you how much I appreciated the lovely gift.
  • Been remiss, as the tennis has been a bit boring of late.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • To the point that surgeons would be remiss in not using it.
    — Scott Greenstone, The Seattle Times, 17 Sep. 2017
  • Like Breakfast at Tiffany’s, this is one of those movies that any list of top rom-coms would be remiss without.
    — Vogue, 1 Feb. 2019
  • But Yu would be remiss to offer only whiskies on his menu.
    — Shelbie Lynn Bostedt, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Fans of Thomas Ligotti and lovers of nihilistic noir would be remiss to skip this dark gem.
    — Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Not to mention, Merino would be remiss to not shout-out his own brand, Artist Couture.
    — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • As the 2022 awards race starts to take shape, Oscar-watchers would be remiss to underestimate The Power of the Dog.
    — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2021
  • But teams would be remiss to think the development process is 90% complete.
    — Greg Samios, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
  • And trendwatchers would be remiss to overlook that this was in large part thanks to Kate Middleton.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 20 May 2022
  • The fund was remiss in not objecting when Mr Menem tried to spend his way to a third term in the late 1990s, just when money was flooding out of emerging economies.
    — The Economist, 17 May 2018
  • That was less about being remiss than about being real: Risks that could be mitigated were, but at the same time events had to go on.
    — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2021
  • All this isn't to say that if a tax proposal makes it to a signing ceremony, Trump wouldn't be remiss in giving Bannon the pen.
    — Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2017
  • But Panthers coach Paul Maurice would have been remiss if not to single out Forsling’s performance.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
  • And come winter, any dip in the tub would be remiss not to include a zing of ginger, says Anna Lam, founder of natural skin-care brand GingerChi.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Quebec is the world’s largest producer of maple syrup, so travelers would be remiss not to sample the province's liquid gold.
    — Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2023
  • But marketers and anyone else trying to reach people would be remiss in ignoring it.
    — Christopher Mims, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2019
  • Instead, the talking points in the news were the four soldiers who lost their lives, who the administration was remiss in saying little or nothing about.
    — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Kensington Palace would be remiss not to post a tribute to two very important royal dads on Father’s Day.
    — Emma Stefansky, Vanities, 18 June 2017
  • Why: Any list would be remiss in excluding this Manhattan gem.
    — Emma Burke, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Sep. 2014
  • Additionally, the Longview native would be remiss to not display his wheels yet again.
    — Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Those looking to try new dishes would be remiss not to experiment with the Philips premium XXL air fryer.
    — Jon Winkler, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The attorney general even took care to namedrop the civil rights celebrities one would be remiss to not mention when talking about the First Amendment.
    — Maria Kari, Teen Vogue, 11 Oct. 2017
  • In fact, anyone with an elongated hall that originates from the entrance of their home would be remiss to not utilize the power of the versatile runner rug.
    — Tim Kohut, BGR, 29 June 2021
  • Women and society at large would be remiss to stop the conversation at the firing and social exclusion of men exposed by the #MeToo movement.
    — Zainab Salbi, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Now less than two months since those catastrophes, as a number of wildfires rage in California, the administration is still remiss to even use the phrase.
    — Miranda Green, CNN, 10 Oct. 2017
  • For all of the enormousness of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the franchise has been remiss in its portrayal of female heroes and their power.
    — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
  • At the same time, the Giants would be remiss in not testing their inexperienced players in big spots to help inform future decisions.
    — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • This might have been what the specifications said to do (again, though, the specs were remiss in not taking into account the timing and feasibility factors).
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • But weaved into that history is a fresh sense of modernity, found in Philadelphia's public art exhibits, trendy rooftop bars and the shops that any designer lover would be remiss to leave out of a Philly tour.
    — Kelsey Kloss, ELLE Decor, 30 June 2016

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