How to Use need in a Sentence

need

1 of 2 noun

• There is a great need for change.
• You can always call me at home if the need arises.
• I felt a need to take control of the situation.
• I don't feel the need to defend my decision.
• We find that there is still a need for further discussion.
• Our experienced staff will go out of their way to meet your every need.
• She has an overwhelming need to be liked and respected.
• These new methods reduce the need to use harmful chemicals on crops.
• He has trouble expressing his emotional needs.
• The teams are conscious of the need to make swift progress.
  — Ian Wishart, Bloomberg.com, 5 July 2020
• The coupe is not held back by a need to share parts with the sedan.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 20 June 2023
• Most of the time, the coats are given to people in need.
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2020
• The people feeling the need would be the best ones to answer it.
  — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 17 Oct. 2017
• Class is free and there is no need to sign up, just drop in.
  — Courant Community, 3 Apr. 2018
• So did the defense — no need to count the wild play that got called back.
  — Tom Canavan, Star Tribune, 31 Oct. 2020
• West and central African troops have flagged the need for more help.
  — Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
• Large-scale events are back, and so is the need for gala dresses.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2022
• But enough workers have come back to meet the need, the mayor said.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2023
• And as your body changes, so do your desires and needs.
  — Ashley Cobb, Essence, 20 June 2023
• The trouble is the theater is for sale and in need of repairs.
  — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2021
• Boise City is sadly in need of a church bell of some kind.
  — Arthur Hart, idahostatesman, 21 Oct. 2017
• There was a need for a pumper engine able to fight fires at new heights.
  — Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com, 6 July 2017
• The filter is washable, so there is no need to run off to the store to get a new one.
  — Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com, 22 Aug. 2021
• As the weather gets warmer, my skin and hair are in need of more moisture.
  — Jessica Cruel, Allure, 1 Apr. 2020
• How has that shaped your view on the needs of working parents?
  — Vanessa Fuhrmans, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2019
• In addition, there’s no need to turn on or take up space in the oven.
  — Lizzy Briskin, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2021
• No need to get out of your car, the waiter will bring it right to your window.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 15 Nov. 2018
• Coach a team in need, and let someone else call an offense in a rut.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2021
• No need for a pro — Princess Kate handles her own glam!
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023
• Give your extra clothing and home goods to those in need.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 21 Dec. 2022

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need

2 of 2 verb

• I just need a couple of minutes to get ready.
• I need some advice. What do you think of this dress?
• Further research is urgently needed if we are to find a cure.
• We badly need a vacation.
• Another delay is the last thing I need!
• Most babies need at least 12 hours of sleep a day.
• Men? Who needs them?! I certainly don't.
• What the pupil needs to learn is the dialect of a tribe.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 13 July 2018
• But the Dodgers may not need to get hung up on specifics.
  — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 15 June 2019
• That means at least 67 Democrats are needed to pass the bill in the House.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 28 May 2023
• Crabs need to be at least 5 ¾ inches wide at the widest part of the shell.
  — Momo Chang, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2021
• Either not as much or at all to the one that doesn't need it.
  — Jr Gondeck and Vanessa Martinez, Forbes, 20 May 2021
• Chandler didn’t need to tell me the names of the people who were lost.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2022
• Instead, the idea is that healthy habits don't need to be huge.
  — Hannah Coates, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2024
• But the more profound change may need to come in our own lives.
  — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
• The spheroids will need to be drained, cleaned and inspected.
  — David Sheppard, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2019
• In comedy, a lot of the best bits need to have that sort of premise up front.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2021
• This man needs to get off his butt (and off his phone) and help with his own kids!
  — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2023
• On defense there are a few holes that need to be filled.
  — cleveland, 31 Jan. 2021
• The Wolverines didn’t need any reminders of what was at stake.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
• That’s where the Padres need to be, starting with the Dodgers, but in no way ending there.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
• Kids need to get back in school, not just back to online school.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 21 Aug. 2020
• There are still elements of the law that will need to be ironed out.
  — Suyin Haynes, Time, 25 July 2019
• All of us – not just children – need a good book on our beds.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2020
• In good field position, the Tide needed just five plays to take the lead.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
• Who says your prom sneakers need to be all glitz and glammed?
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 2 Feb. 2023
• Kentucky will need more plays like that against the Bulldogs.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2020
• Webb says the joy that was evoked during this shoot was needed.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
• But the point is, the debate needs to be had, and Donald Trump needs to engage in the debate.
  — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2023
• Students from all over the city need help, Pollio said.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 7 May 2024