How to Use if need be in a Sentence

if need be

phrase

• Doesn’t want to run but can convert if need be.
  — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
• Or sometimes, if need be, catching up on sleep.
  — Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 22 Dec. 2025
• Our teachers will, if need be, even kneel and pray alongside you.
  — Stephen Tave, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
• Trump is their leader and, if need be, in the end, their martyr.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2023
• Rea’s role would be to provide an inning here or there out of the bullpen if need be.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2021
• And if need be, her kids can be on set with her on a more consistent basis.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 Jan. 2026
• Keep looking and, if need be, play the investors off against each other.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
• The trick is to counter these biases early on and be ready to walk away if need be.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
• Wear it around the house or as an undershirt that can, if need be, also see the light of day.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
• Koss has elite speed and is capable of playing the outfield if need be.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
• Call in the professionals if need be.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
• This also gives her a chance to explain and to apologize, if need be.
  — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
• Feel free to look for fresh work opportunities as well, if need be.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
• Thankfully, couples can swing by the day of and get their license if need be.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2025
• The 25-inch by 17-inch mats fit most standard ovens but can be cut if need be.
  — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2023
• Some of the best stackable washer/dryer sets can be unstacked and used side by side if need be.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2023
• Drivers, and players, who suffer hard hits are tested, and forced to sit out if need be.
  — Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• Add the salmon and additional water to just cover the salmon if need be.
  — Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
• Some are laying backup plans for their children to leave the country without them if need be.
  — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
• The biggest consideration is can the date be moved if need be?
  — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2022
• The foot spa is pretty portable and not too heavy or cumbersome to move around your home if need be.
  — Daley Quinn Published, Health, 25 Oct. 2024
• Ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft are available if need be.
  — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
• This would ensure that rapid-reaction forces could be sent to protect trainers if need be.
  — Lise Morjé Howard, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2023
• Time to exhale, wait, watch and react if need be in February.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2024
• When the sun's out, the manual roof can be dropped in seconds and raised just as easily if need be.
  — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
• Ukrainians know that there is not a question to be answered, only a life to be lived and, if need be, to be risked.
  — Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022
• But the Cubs could open with that alignment while adjusting at mid-season, if need be.
  — Phil Rogers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
• Ultimately, the state can shut the businesses down, if need be.
  — Bridget J. Crawford, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2022
• Hire someone to help you if need be and be mindful of the vast amount of internet website hucksters.
  — Wayne Bell, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2023
• Those supervisors said issues have improved without any changes, but pledged to use the code if need be.
  — Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2021