Examples of needless in a Sentence
needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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The past eight months have been wasted by the US president in terms of planning for Ukraine’s survival and European security, with needless cozying up to Moscow and undermining of a strategic transatlantic alliance that Washington will still need in the decades to come.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
That’s doubly true where literacy is uneven, infrastructure is patchy, and distribution costs punish needless bells and whistles.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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—PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
Such needless and tragic suffering and death are beyond reason, and the disturbing images break your heart.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
That’s doubly true where literacy is uneven, infrastructure is patchy, and distribution costs punish needless bells and whistles.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Streaming Media Device Deals The Roku Express 4K+ offers easy access to your favorite shows without needless complications.
—PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
Such needless and tragic suffering and death are beyond reason, and the disturbing images break your heart.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/needless. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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