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
But these fanciful flourishes never read superfluously, instead reaffirming Rohrwacher’s comfortable straddling of the real and the fantastical.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 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
Rio also confirmed, almost superfluously, the greatness of Usain Bolt, giving him a trio of gold medals to match his triples in Beijing and London.
From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2016
"I don't seem to make this piece of rope go," he remarked superfluously, and I thought his eye cut me with a mild reproach.
From The Haunted Pajamas by Elliott, Francis Perry
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