as necessary

idiom

: as needed
Take as much time as necessary.

Examples of as necessary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chinese banks’ net interest margin dropped to a record low of 1.69% as of the end of last year, well below the 1.8% threshold regarded as necessary to maintain reasonable profitability. Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024 To resolve this issue, dealers will inspect and replace the front seat lower seat belts as necessary. Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024 The method has become so common that when a different New Jersey man was duped into sending a scammer nude photos, the man immediately raced to a drugstore to follow the scammer’s directions: load $1,000 onto as many gift cards as necessary and send the redemption codes. Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 15 May 2024 In addition to starting the canvass of mail-in ballots — opening, assembling and reviewing them to prepare for tallying votes — on Monday, Baltimore City will hold additional mail-in ballot canvassing dates as necessary. Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for as necessary 

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“As necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20necessary. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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