Examples of unnecessary in a Sentence

In this city, owning a car is unnecessary. Let's not take any unnecessary risks.

Recent Examples on the Web Buyer incentives that were unnecessary a few months ago are now becoming more commonplace again and are helping some sellers avoid steeper price cuts, real-estate agents said. — Veronica Dagher, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Many businesses are cutting back on unnecessary expenses and brainstorming new ways to generate sales. — Samantha Todd, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Proponents of statehood will say that this is all unnecessary: that Puerto Ricans have already made their choice. — Alberto C. Medina, The New Republic, 20 July 2022 That move would be legally risky and could be unnecessary in the face of action by Congress, where the House just passed legislation to restore wind leasing in the region. — Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 20 July 2022 Others called out what looked like unnecessary force used on Ajilo, triggering a collective trauma of Black victims from police brutality. — Anne Quito, Quartz, 1 July 2022 That showing of unnecessary force brings us to the Spider-Man connection. — Chris Smith, BGR, 15 June 2022 Last, eradicate unnecessary expenses and taxes that citizens are burdened with. — George Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2022 The lawsuit accused the officer of using unnecessary, unjustified, excessive force, and of violating Ingram's right to be free of unlawful and unreasonable seizure as protected under the Constitution. — Emma Tucker, CNN, 15 May 2022 See More

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