How to Use needless in a Sentence
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His reasoning was and is that games pitting countries against countries promote the very nationalism that drives so much needless (and bloody) global conflict.
— John Tamny, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Anyway, needless to say that my sister and I didn’t go out with wet hair.
— Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2022 -
But needless to say, 2020 has been unlike any of the previous years.
— Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2020 -
The punishment was about right for a shameful, needless move.
— Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021 -
Candace, needless to say, is relieved to have her friend by her side.
— Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 28 Oct. 2021 -
The other view of the oncoming boats and last week’s needless deaths is that these are the results of choices that have been made.
— Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2021 -
My garden is mostly rock and dirt, wild, needless as Moana with so many sticks in her hair.
— Seija Rankin, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2021 -
And, needless to say, the trucks absolutely must not stop.
— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 June 2021 -
This was not, needless to say, the action of a responsible White House chief of staff.
— Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 7 June 2022 -
But what is most appalling is when an injustice is ignored for decades and brings needless hardship to billions of people—even more so when the solutions are right in front of us.
— Akinwumi Adesina, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
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