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Examples of optional in a Sentence
Jackets are required at the restaurant, but ties are optional.
Many optional features are available on this car.
Registration is optional, not mandatory.
Recent Examples of optional from the Web
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And music, which Mr. Abraham customarily uses to specify feelings and associations, is gone, too, or at least optional: Audience members can listen through headphones to a score by Jerome Begin, which the dancers cannot hear.
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Also, remember that everything needs salt to taste: Asian-style 1: Equal parts soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, optional brown sugar; garlic, ginger, sesame seeds and/or wasabi paste to taste.
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More advanced safety technologies are available in the optional EyeSight driver-assist system on the Limited model.
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The concert is free, and food will be available for optional purchase.
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After a Supreme Court ruling made the expansion optional, 31 states and the District of Columbia used the financial incentives offered under the Obamacare law to add about 12 million people to the Medicaid rolls.
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This is a messy burger, so the bib is not optional.
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Under BCRA, Essential Benefits Appear to Be OptionalBefore Obamacare, only 11 states required maternity coverage on the individual and small group markets.
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There is a $5 fee to participate in the optional 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 event.
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First Known Use of optional
1765
OPTIONAL Defined for English Language Learners
optional
playDefinition of optional for English Language Learners
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: available as a choice but not required
OPTIONAL Defined for Kids
optional
playDefinition of optional for Students
: left to choice : not required Costumes are optional at the party.
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