needlessly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Doctors, good doctors, are needed to help make sure that the process goes as smoothly as possible — and that the condemned person does not suffer needlessly.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Without collecting race and ethnicity data in the census, these estimates could not be produced, needlessly wasting resources and endangering lives.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Yet much, if not all, of this is needlessly overwrought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Wall Street’s earnings game is making it needlessly hard for investors to tell real growth from one-time gains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Have you always been that way?” asked Milo impatiently, for he felt that that was a needlessly fine distinction.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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