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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Delivering the right message, on the right platform, at the right time necessitates a deep understanding of what motivates customers to engage with a product or website and which digital experiences will ultimately foster customer loyalty.
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Mithun A. Sridharan, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Yesterday was his second start in center field, a circumstance necessitated when Brandon Lockridge joined All-Star center fielder Jackson Merrill on the injured list with a hamstring injury.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
However, prices continued to rise, hitting their highest since the early 1980s and necessitating a series of dramatic rate hikes.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The Administration’s hyper-aggressive litigation strategy combines maximalist assertions of the scope of Presidential power with the insistence that any potential intrusion on executive authority necessitates emergency relief.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
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Mithun A. Sridharan, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Yesterday was his second start in center field, a circumstance necessitated when Brandon Lockridge joined All-Star center fielder Jackson Merrill on the injured list with a hamstring injury.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
However, prices continued to rise, hitting their highest since the early 1980s and necessitating a series of dramatic rate hikes.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The Administration’s hyper-aggressive litigation strategy combines maximalist assertions of the scope of Presidential power with the insistence that any potential intrusion on executive authority necessitates emergency relief.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for necessitate
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“Necessitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necessitate. Accessed 2 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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