How to Use needless in a Sentence

needless

adjective

• And, needless to say, the longer the distance—i.e., the higher the rise—the more comfortable the jeans are.
  — Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 18 Apr. 2023
• The needless violence tacked 15 yards onto the play, taking the Chiefs to the 27.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2023
• This is the best use of resources to end this needless problem.
  — John Cox, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2021
• This, needless to say, did not go over well among House Democrats.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2021
• That would be a heavy price to pay, and a needless one if the inflation jump fades on its own.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
• And needless to say, the Queen City has been no exception to the shrub overgrowth.
  — Erin Couch cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 11 June 2023
• None of these things, needless to say, are lost on the Italian public.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2022
• The crown prince, needless to say, agrees that his reforms are a boon for his country.
  — oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2022
• All of which, needless to say, would be far beyond the scope of a government salary.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
• There’s some rough stuff in here, perhaps needless to say.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
• Is there still a lot of needless death that’s happening?
  — NBC News, 8 Mar. 2022
• Anyway, needless to say that my sister and I didn’t go out with wet hair.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2022
• The punishment was about right for a shameful, needless move.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021
• Candace, needless to say, is relieved to have her friend by her side.
  — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 28 Oct. 2021
• The other view of the oncoming boats and last week’s needless deaths is that these are the results of choices that have been made.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2021
• This was not, needless to say, the action of a responsible White House chief of staff.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 7 June 2022
• This year has brought so much needless suffering and loss to the Ukrainian people.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2022
• So, needless to say, this week's weather will be much more far-reaching.
  — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
• The goal came on the secondary phase of a free-kick for St. Louis, which resulted from a needless Alvaro Barreal foul.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2023
• Many of you expressed sorrow and anguish over the needless death and the sheer number of mass shootings, more than 200 so far this year alone.
  — Christina Prignano, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2022
• But needless to say, day in and day out, for three weeks, all day long, riding, roping, shooting.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 17 Jan. 2022
• There is some of the universal in our politics, too, needless to say.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 July 2022
• What angers me and frustrates me as a human being is that these are needless lives that are being lost.
  — Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2021
• Julia and her husband are upset about the needless anguish brought on by the screening.
  — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 6 Dec. 2022
• Democrats questioned the need for the election police force and said the bill imposes needless new rules on mail voting.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2022
• But, needless to say, Brown doesn’t seem to be very appreciative.
  — Ryann Liebenthal, The New Republic, 9 May 2023
• Through Facebook, anti-vaxxers have spread lies that have caused hundreds of thousands of needless deaths.
  — William Falk, The Week, 9 Oct. 2021
• This can result in needless worry and painful biopsies.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2022
• Her bright red hair and lipstick completed her look that, needless to say, made Shania stand out even more.
  — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 6 Feb. 2023
• But needless to say, the country is home to some of the most significant archeological sites in the world.
  — Jillian Dara, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024