How to Use the necessary in a Sentence

the necessary

noun
Definition of the necessarynext
  • Fullback John Kuhn ran the ball and got the necessary yard.
    — Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
  • But what are the necessary steps to take in the face of scrutiny?
    — Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Touch is about learning the necessary things at the right time—and sometimes even the last minute is the right time.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 12 July 2024
  • There may be no available route for Scalise to pluck off the necessary votes to win.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • By this time the meat has absorbed all the necessary flavors.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Moss played just 27 snaps as the lanky edge rusher had a hard time gaining the necessary size.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2024
  • Towne moved it earlier in the movie and rewrote it to cast the necessary pall of doom over the title couple.
    — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
  • The board is easy to install and includes all the necessary hardware.
    — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Berry recommends to lean in and make the necessary moves to attain more in your work life.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 5 Sep. 2023
  • But such efforts, even if all the necessary parties agreed to them, would take time.
    — Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Although, both possessed the necessary skill-set to do it well.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Everything that happens is the necessary part of the plan.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Most lack the necessary insulation to keep your feet warm for more than a few minutes out in the cold.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Speaking from her Vermont home, Jones says the biggest mistake a recipe can make is not to give cooks the necessary tools to do the job.
    — Bill Daley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The Port Arthur project has been in the works for years and has obtained all the necessary federal, state and local permits.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • All of the necessary and nice-to-have supplies come with the tree, including gloves, a base with rubber feet, and a storage bag.
    — Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • His fee was $75 a month plus one dollar for each set of ears—and the necessary ammunition.
    — I.p. Calliston, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Inspectors noted that the overnight window while the T is closed is not enough time for the agency to make the necessary fixes.
    — Elizabeth Koh, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Kelly appears to have done his homework on the place in an effort to give his team the necessary insight.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Even if all 10 have the necessary discipline and skills, two players will lose.
    — Timothy Noah, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • In 2023, Kyiv hoped to gain the necessary leverage by breaking through Russian lines in the south and threatening Crimea.
    — Michael Kofman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024
  • The company supplies you with the necessary tool for the security hex-head bolt, which secures the rack in the hitch.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2023
  • Plans fell through when the building couldn’t obtain the necessary permits to build the stage by the mid-October deadline.
    — Billboard Italy, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2023
  • As the apprentice of a shape-shifting tiger, the boy must learn the necessary magic to protect an ancient phoenix.
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 16 June 2024
  • Some of the options on our list, such as the Dolores Cane Cabinet, include the necessary hardware to affix it to the wall.
    — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Central sleep apnea is another form that occurs when the brain doesn’t send the necessary signals to the body to breathe.
    — Cathy Cassata, Health, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Prosecutors accuse the parents of buying the gun for their son that was used the day of the shooting and not getting him the necessary help.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The nation’s problems run so deep, and the necessary repairs would be so costly, that the time for a turnaround may already have passed.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2023
  • It is hoped — and believed — that that combination will enable him to make the necessary changes quickly.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
  • A lot of organizations out there aren’t really big enough or well-funded enough to do grant applications and go through all the necessary processes to get them.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024

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