expedient
adjective
tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances.
expedients
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pluralof expedient.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Twittering Machine, as a wholly designed operant conditioning chamber, needs none of the expedients of the casino or opium den.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2019
For a time it appeared that Washington was prepared to buy into this set of expedients.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2015
All the things we did were great expedients, given the terrible problems we had, and it’s working after a fashion.
From Forbes ● Apr. 13, 2015
Much has been written about Italian individualism, its expedients, its limitations, and its consequences.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2011
He resented having “to resort to temporary expedients merely to make a poor show for the opening.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
