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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Even with 18 tools, nothing seemed unnecessary or out of place.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
• My brain knew that every movement of my left foot on the clutch and left hand on the shifter (the concept is right-hand drive) was completely unnecessary.
  — Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
• That’s a lot of unnecessary misery, all caused by the perilous pursuit of profit.
  — Peter Ubel, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• Parking is available, but a car is unnecessary, and the Ginza-Itchome Station is about a two-minute walk away.
  — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
• And while the intent may be positive, the approach can cause unnecessary spirals of fear, guilt, or doubt.
  — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2023
• Cook's father, Jeramy Cook, said the YouTubers were just trying to have fun and the shooting was unnecessary.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2023
• But to wipe them out wholesale — unnecessary, even petty or mean, I’m tempted to say.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Nov. 2023
• The safety leads the NFL in penalties for unnecessary roughness, adding two to his total Monday.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
• After all these years, Michael has built the Housewives’ trust, minimizing any unnecessary back-and-forth over glam—for the most part.
  — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2024
• Five interns nearly on the chopping block after the unnecessary death of a patient.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
• Even that seemed unnecessary, and even on some of San Diego County's finer tarmac curves.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2022
• Some Republicans argued that the bill is unnecessary and raised doubt on whether the Supreme Court would overturn the ruling.
  — Lindsey Rupp, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Nov. 2022
• There was a lot of unnecessary use of antibiotics during that time.
  — Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
• Try wearing soft, relaxed-fit bras to keep from adding unnecessary pressure to your breasts.
  — Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 3 May 2024
• Has anybody heard a more unnecessary idea than the NBA’s plan to play an in-season tournament next season?
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• If Martin fails at doing the same, it will be ridiculed for being an unnecessary update and for copying Bel-Air.
  — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
• Treasure items with meaning, but don't collect unnecessary junk.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
• Plato envisioned all citizens learning at schools, religious ceremonies, homes, and even in the theater that seeking unnecessary profits at the expense of one’s neighbors was shameful.
  — David Lay Williams, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Oct 2024