How to Use needless in a Sentence

needless

adjective
  • Blyth, needless to say, fits the bill.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
  • And those days are, needless to say, long gone.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
  • There was a lot at stake there that day, needless to say, for both teams.
    Scott Dochterman, ajc, 27 Sep. 2017
  • So needless to say, I wasn't thrilled about it.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • There is much to admire in his will to avoid needless fights.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021
  • All these four people do are pick up needless from the street.
    Fox News, 24 Aug. 2018
  • Well needless to say, that did not go over too well with the others.
    Rob Frehse and Julian Cummings, CNN, 6 Sep. 2019
  • And needless to say, get your fix with just a few (not the entire batch).
    Health.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • There are, needless to say, many writers about whom jokes like this can be made.
    James Walton, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
  • This is the best use of resources to end this needless problem.
    John Cox, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2021
  • My dad’s friend was babysitting us, so needless to say this was quite the car ride for her.
    Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The Wildcats, needless to say, were not amused by the slight.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2021
  • This, needless to say, did not go over well among House Democrats.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2021
  • This is not, needless to say, a best-case scenario, or anything close to it.
    Susan Glasser, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2020
  • The crown prince, needless to say, agrees that his reforms are a boon for his country.
    oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2022
  • That would be a heavy price to pay, and a needless one if the inflation jump fades on its own.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • So needless to say, there’s room for improvement.
    Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • The result is a cleaner house in less time—and no needless cleaning.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 May 2026
  • The result is a cleaner house in less time—and no needless cleaning.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • And needless to say, the Brio isn't the only product of its kind.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024
  • And needless to say, Springfield is a charming place to live.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
  • Look at her explain a needless branding change while adding vermouth to rye.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Marco Rubio, needless to say, had a tougher time with the crowd.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2018
  • As a result, the result is there's a lot of needless pain and sleepless nights.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
  • None of these things, needless to say, are lost on the Italian public.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2022
  • All of which, needless to say, would be far beyond the scope of a government salary.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
  • Reitman and Cody, needless to say, are founts of heresy, and proud of it.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 May 2018
  • And needless to say, the preview night did not disappoint.
    Savannah Hanoum, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
  • This, needless to say, is great for the game—right up until someone’s hamstring pops.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Trusting the reader trims needless words.
    Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026

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