superfluously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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I’ve noticed some inserting the word “right” superfluously into conversation.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2024
Evans would have drawn an assist had Kailer Yamamoto not superfluously tapped the puck over the line when it was already headed into the net.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Real estate consultant David Greensfelder pointed to the double-decker trolley that runs through the Grove as an example of the sort of signature investment that others might decry as superfluously expensive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2022
Throwing it in the trash because you found this sign of comfort embarrassing was a truly ghastly, superfluously cruel thing to do, and your wife has every reason to be furious with you.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2020
"I'm a free-lance here," he explained somewhat superfluously to the others, as Tom applied himself to the lock in one mahogany door.
From The Thousandth Woman by Ernest W. Hornung
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