needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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Acting on a shaky result carries real downsides too, from needless restrictive diets to unnecessary supplements.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026 And needless to say, Springfield is a charming place to live.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026 The first is that Messi could feasibly have been sent off in the first half for a needless lunge, which saw his studs scrape the back of Algeria captain Aissa Mandi’s right leg.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
17 June 2026 So needless to say, there’s room for improvement.—
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for needless