Examples of needless in a Sentence
needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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President Donald Trump said Sunday has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of causing needless deaths with a massive assault on Ukrainian cities.
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Jana Kasperkevic, NBC news, 26 May 2025
Many teens and even older persons have been impacted, resulting in needless suffering and death.
—Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Optimizing For Performance: To guarantee AI can get the appropriate data at the appropriate moment without needless latency or expenses, scalable infrastructure and effective data distribution methods should be put in place.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
After recent excursions that have felt lacking for various reasons — sub-optimal stage design (Hungary, 2022), distance from Italy (Jerusalem, 2018), and a needless trip to one of cycling’s existing heartlands (Netherlands, 2016) — Albania was a vast improvement.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Jana Kasperkevic, NBC news, 26 May 2025
Many teens and even older persons have been impacted, resulting in needless suffering and death.
—Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Optimizing For Performance: To guarantee AI can get the appropriate data at the appropriate moment without needless latency or expenses, scalable infrastructure and effective data distribution methods should be put in place.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
After recent excursions that have felt lacking for various reasons — sub-optimal stage design (Hungary, 2022), distance from Italy (Jerusalem, 2018), and a needless trip to one of cycling’s existing heartlands (Netherlands, 2016) — Albania was a vast improvement.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/needless. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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