Examples of necessitate in a Sentence
New safety regulations necessitated adding a railing to the stairs.
getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall
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Sea level rise will progressively result in the intrusion of saline water into coastal aquifers, necessitating the continuation of the historical trend of moving wellfields farther inland.
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Bob Maliva, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
The government had been planning to conduct the requisite inspections and repairs to extend the life of select reactors in the fleet to 50 years when stress corrosion issues were found in several of the reactors, necessitating shutdowns.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
That would’ve put their roster at 92, necessitating two cuts to shave down to the offseason roster limit of 90.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
And then in 2013, Miner wrote about having had primary sclerosing cholangitis, an inflammation of the bile ducts since 2001, which necessitated a successful liver transplant.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Bob Maliva, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
The government had been planning to conduct the requisite inspections and repairs to extend the life of select reactors in the fleet to 50 years when stress corrosion issues were found in several of the reactors, necessitating shutdowns.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
That would’ve put their roster at 92, necessitating two cuts to shave down to the offseason roster limit of 90.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
And then in 2013, Miner wrote about having had primary sclerosing cholangitis, an inflammation of the bile ducts since 2001, which necessitated a successful liver transplant.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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“Necessitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necessitate. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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necessitate
verb
ne·ces·si·tate
ni-ˈses-ə-ˌtāt 
necessitated; necessitating
: to make necessary
sick enough to necessitate staying home
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