Examples of unnecessarily in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The degree programs also should avoid unnecessarily duplicating programs at other higher education institutions in Arizona, according to the law. — Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2021 Prosecutors argued the bomb blasts used in the scene that went fatally wrong were unnecessarily powerful, and the coordinator’s negligence and recklessness were partially to blame. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2021 The defense, however, will try to convince jurors that Grosskreutz unnecessarily inserted himself into a dangerous situation. — Stacy St. Clair, chicagotribune.com, 8 Nov. 2021 In a lengthy statement, the Princeton group harshly criticized the Legislature’s proposal for chopping up Salt Lake City and County and unnecessarily dividing communities. — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2021 Every week that Fuente remains on the sideline, the question unnecessarily lingers over what’s going to happen at Virginia Tech, even though everyone already knows the outcome. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2021 The proposal risks politicizing accounting rules, encouraging companies to distort their financial results, and unnecessarily complicates tax calculations, the experts said in a letter to lawmakers on Thursday. — Theo Francis, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2021 Georgia's governor on Wednesday suspended a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his custody by ordering them unnecessarily strapped into restraint chairs and left there for hours. — Fox News, 3 June 2021 Georgia's governor on Wednesday suspended a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his custody by ordering them unnecessarily strapped into restraint chairs and left there for hours. — Kate Brumback, ajc, 3 June 2021

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