How to Use unnecessary in a Sentence

unnecessary

adjective

• In this city, owning a car is unnecessary.
• Let's not take any unnecessary risks.
• But the news is adding unnecessary stress to trips to the grocery store.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
• The next three items aim to clean up junk and unnecessary stuff in your browsers, in Windows, and in the Registry.
  — PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
• His view has been that the war against the Taliban is unnecessary and unwinnable.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 July 2021
• The Court of Appeals called for a new hearing on the issue, but the Supreme Court said that was unnecessary.
  — Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2022
• Leonard explains those details in a voiceover that at first seems unnecessary to the film.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2022
• Is Sanders a corporate shill, forcing us all to still work 24 unnecessary hours per week to feed the greed of the C-suite?
  — The Editors, National Review, 18 Mar. 2024
• Simply pull the fork off the nail and voilà: A hung frame—minus the unnecessary contorting.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
• Once again, the firearm purchased to protect was the cause of actions that brought unnecessary death.
  — Star Tribune, 9 June 2021
• And sending the same team on the road back-to-back Christmases feels wholly unnecessary, too.
  — The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
• The fact that the IC views ads as an unnecessary risk and even a threat speaks to long-standing problems with the industry.
  — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 25 Sep. 2021
• Build with mud, and all of a sudden the latest and greatest tech seems unnecessary, says Mr. Rogue.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2022
• But these site data get bulky and unnecessary as time goes on.
  — Toby Grey, BGR, 6 Sep. 2022
• The interface is clean and easy to use, with no unnecessary features getting in the way.
  — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 June 2025
• Opponents of this closure view it as both unnecessary and an abuse by the FSB.
  — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2024
• Call in favors and stick to basics to avoid unnecessary costs.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
• The finished structure is so strong that steel roll bars are unnecessary.
  — Ray Hutton, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
• But the comments about her body and Black women are unnecessary.
  — Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2021
• The direct pay provision of the IRA could make these kinds of agreements unnecessary in the future.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 1 Oct. 2022
• Warren-Darby said the turmoil at City Hall is unnecessary when the mayor and the council are all Democrats.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
• To expose even younger kids to Instagram seems like an unnecessary risk, at the least.
  — John Duffy, CNN, 5 Oct. 2021
• Even with 18 tools, nothing seemed unnecessary or out of place.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
• The record debt sales might seem unnecessary because banks are already up to their eyeballs in cash.
  — Ben Eisen, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2021
• Jodie is blasting me, stating that Belle has promised not to drink anymore and that my hard stance is unnecessary.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2021
• But many believe launch designs like the Long March 5B’s are an unnecessary risk.
  — Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 31 July 2022
• But many believe launch designs like the Long March 5B's are an unnecessary risk.
  — Jennifer Hassan, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022
• Then stop responding to the unnecessary texts and emails.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
• Willis-Johnson says the changes will lead to unnecessary suffering after disasters.
  — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 Aug. 2025
• Some states have made progress by implementing strong universal recognition laws, but every state should regularly evaluate its licensing policies and reform or eliminate unnecessary burdens.
  — Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025