Examples of needless in a Sentence
needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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The Leafs were given a gift when Greig took a needless holding penalty early in the third period.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Another subject will be Ian Paterson, the surgeon who left hundreds of patients disfigured after carrying out needless operations.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
The stringent measures led to a bitter dispute between he and the drivers, with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton dismissing Ben Sulayem’s approach as a needless power play.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
As a result, the result is there's a lot of needless pain and sleepless nights.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Another subject will be Ian Paterson, the surgeon who left hundreds of patients disfigured after carrying out needless operations.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
The stringent measures led to a bitter dispute between he and the drivers, with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton dismissing Ben Sulayem’s approach as a needless power play.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
As a result, the result is there's a lot of needless pain and sleepless nights.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for needless
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/needless. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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