Examples of needless in a Sentence
needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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Manchester United concede a needless corner, Tottenham overhit the subsequent set piece for a goal kick.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Musk already has a $475 billion fortune — more money than any one person anywhere, ever, in the history of the world, and needless to say more money than any person could ever spend.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
That included freshmen Elzie Harrington and Tae Simmons, who, needless to say, did not look like freshmen.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
All of these issues combined have left Target with a workforce that has grown faster than sales and a complex corporate structure that has hampered decision-making and created needless red tape.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer,frank Holland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Musk already has a $475 billion fortune — more money than any one person anywhere, ever, in the history of the world, and needless to say more money than any person could ever spend.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
That included freshmen Elzie Harrington and Tae Simmons, who, needless to say, did not look like freshmen.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
All of these issues combined have left Target with a workforce that has grown faster than sales and a complex corporate structure that has hampered decision-making and created needless red tape.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer,frank Holland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/needless. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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