Example Sentences

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If they are required to spend more on unneeded labor, that means less money for safety-enhancing technologies such as track-inspecting drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Stokes said some criticism was "harsh and unneeded", but "a lot of it was warranted".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

And by the time the team tacked on two more runs in the seventh, such extra insurance was already looking unneeded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

The panel is known as a “door plug,” which is used to cover a gap left by an unneeded exit door.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

I earned a decent amount of money each month by selling commercial time on my POV channel and by auctioning off any unneeded magic items, armor, or weapons I acquired during my travels.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline