How to Use unnecessary in a Sentence
unnecessary
adjective- In this city, owning a car is unnecessary.
- Let's not take any unnecessary risks.
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But the news is adding unnecessary stress to trips to the grocery store.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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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
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His view has been that the war against the Taliban is unnecessary and unwinnable.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 July 2021
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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
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Leonard explains those details in a voiceover that at first seems unnecessary to the film.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2022
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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
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Simply pull the fork off the nail and voilà: A hung frame—minus the unnecessary contorting.
—Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
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Once again, the firearm purchased to protect was the cause of actions that brought unnecessary death.
—Star Tribune, 9 June 2021
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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
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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
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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
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But these site data get bulky and unnecessary as time goes on.
—Toby Grey, BGR, 6 Sep. 2022
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The interface is clean and easy to use, with no unnecessary features getting in the way.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 June 2025
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Opponents of this closure view it as both unnecessary and an abuse by the FSB.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2024
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Call in favors and stick to basics to avoid unnecessary costs.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
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The finished structure is so strong that steel roll bars are unnecessary.
—Ray Hutton, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
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But the comments about her body and Black women are unnecessary.
—Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2021
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The direct pay provision of the IRA could make these kinds of agreements unnecessary in the future.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 1 Oct. 2022
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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
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To expose even younger kids to Instagram seems like an unnecessary risk, at the least.
—John Duffy, CNN, 5 Oct. 2021
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Even with 18 tools, nothing seemed unnecessary or out of place.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
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The record debt sales might seem unnecessary because banks are already up to their eyeballs in cash.
—Ben Eisen, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2021
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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
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But many believe launch designs like the Long March 5B’s are an unnecessary risk.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 31 July 2022
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But many believe launch designs like the Long March 5B's are an unnecessary risk.
—Jennifer Hassan, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022
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Then stop responding to the unnecessary texts and emails.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Restructuring your team to bring him in now could cause unnecessary hits or weaken your squad balance.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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The move was met with backlash, with critics arguing the move was unnecessary, pointing to city data showing a significant decrease in crime over the past year.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2025
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