as necessary

idiom

: as needed
Take as much time as necessary.

Examples of as necessary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Therefore, begin with a small amount, wait to see how the pot and the patient interact and then adjust as necessary. Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024 Assembly Bill 1675 aims to fortify foster youth access to extracurricular activities by mandating regular discussions between social workers and their charges and empowering judges to ensure extracurricular activities provisions as necessary. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 Some members accepted the church’s new direction as necessary change. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024 Adjust pump speeds and activate or deactivate pumps as necessary to regulate flows. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024 Still, other officials see this step toward international lunar cooperation as necessary progress. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024 But as the process plays out in surreal time, a second dynamic, far less tectonic in nature but equally fascinating, is unfolding: The CFP contract negotiations have cast the Big 12 and the ACC as necessary partners, the strangest of bedfellows. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024 Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition and stopping to scrape down sides as necessary, 45 seconds. Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2024 Think about how your identity, relationships, career path, and self-talk are all impacting your future self during this transition—and recalibrate as necessary. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024

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“As necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20necessary. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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