How to Use surplus to requirements in a Sentence

surplus to requirements

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• Except that, in the last few years, humans have become surplus to requirements.
  — Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
• But then, United have a right to move players on if they are considered surplus to requirements.
  — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
• That may well include outgoings if certain players are deemed surplus to requirements.
  — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• Despite a respectable season with 14 goals and 14 assists, the English winger became surplus to requirements following Anthony Gordon's arrival.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• Axel Disasi and Benoit Badiashile appear more surplus to requirements than ever as Chelsea finalise the signing of Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace, and leaving them out of the tour gives them more opportunity to find new homes.
  — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
• There are still several players, including Antony, Jadon Sancho and Alejandro Garnacho, who are seemingly surplus to requirements at United, as Amorim looks to freshen up a team which has been thrown from one disaster to the next in recent years.
  — Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
• Araujo has apparently become surplus to requirements at the Spotify Camp Nou, having fallen behind Gerard Martin and Pau Cubarsi in the center-back pecking order, and Jules Kounde at right-back.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026