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Examples of unnecessary in a Sentence
In this city, owning a car is unnecessary.
Let's not take any unnecessary risks.
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In recent months, activists, doctors and survivors have mounted a massive education campaign on the practice, which is widely considered by medical professionals to be unnecessary and potentially harmful.
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Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
But at The Lead Summit in New York City this week, Bennett Fox-Glassman, vice president of customer journey at Macy’s, said that focusing on one-to-one personalization may actually be unnecessary in the immediate near term.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 July 2024
After their arrests, it was discovered that Dee Dee subjected Gypsy to unnecessary medical treatments and convinced her daughter and others that Gypsy had a litany of illnesses as a child.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
Don't worry, none of them involve unnecessary travel to Illinois.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2024
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Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
But at The Lead Summit in New York City this week, Bennett Fox-Glassman, vice president of customer journey at Macy’s, said that focusing on one-to-one personalization may actually be unnecessary in the immediate near term.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 July 2024
After their arrests, it was discovered that Dee Dee subjected Gypsy to unnecessary medical treatments and convinced her daughter and others that Gypsy had a litany of illnesses as a child.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
Don't worry, none of them involve unnecessary travel to Illinois.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2024
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“Unnecessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnecessary. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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unnecessary
adjective
un·nec·es·sary
ˌən-ˈnes-ə-ˌser-ē 
ˈən-
: not necessary
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