Examples of needless in a Sentence
needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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Plus, taking action after a test can sometimes lead to unnecessary follow-up testing, as well as needless spending and anxiety.
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump's Department of Government Efficiency [DOGE] had identified the foundation as a needless expense for the federal government.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The dullard cousin of the repetition family is redundancy, that almost onomatopoeic term for needless recapitulation.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
The bizarre case of Luigi Mangione should also be considered a needless stain on Baltimore.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump's Department of Government Efficiency [DOGE] had identified the foundation as a needless expense for the federal government.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The dullard cousin of the repetition family is redundancy, that almost onomatopoeic term for needless recapitulation.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
The bizarre case of Luigi Mangione should also be considered a needless stain on Baltimore.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/needless. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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