Examples of needless in a Sentence
needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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But then this mofo goes and memorizes totally needless ingredients in bacon ranch chicken sandwiches.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan and the Royal Rift The day will, of course, be about Phillips and Sperling and their union but needless to say many a royal wedding has been overshadowed by family drama in the past and there is the potential for this one to contain some elements of the royal soap opera.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
And needless to say, there is some credence to the rumor, given Wheatley and Newey’s long and successful working relationship at Red Bull, where Wheatley served as sporting director and made a significant contribution to the team’s success.
—Jerry Perez, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
Anthropic, perhaps needless to say, disagrees.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan and the Royal Rift The day will, of course, be about Phillips and Sperling and their union but needless to say many a royal wedding has been overshadowed by family drama in the past and there is the potential for this one to contain some elements of the royal soap opera.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
And needless to say, there is some credence to the rumor, given Wheatley and Newey’s long and successful working relationship at Red Bull, where Wheatley served as sporting director and made a significant contribution to the team’s success.
—Jerry Perez, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
Anthropic, perhaps needless to say, disagrees.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/needless. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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