How to Use needless in a Sentence

needless

adjective
  • The true Venice, needless to say, had no part in the scene.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2020
  • That changed, needless to say, over the last 12 months.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The Wildcats, needless to say, were not amused by the slight.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2021
  • And, needless to say, the longer the distance—i.e., the higher the rise—the more comfortable the jeans are.
    Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • And needless to say, the Brio isn't the only product of its kind.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024
  • And needless to say, bike lanes, bike lanes, bike lanes.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 May 2024
  • The needless violence tacked 15 yards onto the play, taking the Chiefs to the 27.
    Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2023
  • This is the best use of resources to end this needless problem.
    John Cox, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Well needless to say, that did not go over too well with the others.
    Rob Frehse and Julian Cummings, CNN, 6 Sep. 2019
  • There is much to admire in his will to avoid needless fights.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021
  • This, needless to say, did not go over well among House Democrats.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2021
  • That would be a heavy price to pay, and a needless one if the inflation jump fades on its own.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • And needless to say, the Queen City has been no exception to the shrub overgrowth.
    Erin Couch cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 11 June 2023
  • None of these things, needless to say, are lost on the Italian public.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The crown prince, needless to say, agrees that his reforms are a boon for his country.
    oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The foremost reason, needless to say, is the power of the song itself.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2019
  • There are, needless to say, many writers about whom jokes like this can be made.
    James Walton, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
  • This is not, needless to say, a best-case scenario, or anything close to it.
    Susan Glasser, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2020
  • So, needless to say, there's not a lot of posting going on.
    Jodi Walker, EW.com, 22 July 2021
  • But, needless to say, there’s also plenty of great TV to be watched.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2021
  • All of which, needless to say, would be far beyond the scope of a government salary.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
  • There’s some rough stuff in here, perhaps needless to say.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Is there still a lot of needless death that’s happening?
    NBC News, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The news spreads through the beach quicker than an STD, and Natasha is, needless to say, even angrier.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The reason for the decision has nothing to do with a Beaver State coup d’état, needless to say.
    oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The Apple Watch, needless to say, remains the gold standard.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2020
  • The whistle blows are two minutes of needless injury time and P.S.G. is through to the final.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2020
  • This, needless to say, was a concept that pleased the internet very much.
    Marley Marius, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Anyway, needless to say that my sister and I didn’t go out with wet hair.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2022
  • So, needless to say, there were a whole lot of folks who were interested in being a part of that discussion.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024

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