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In this city, owning a car is unnecessary.
Let's not take any unnecessary risks.
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Watching footage of the violence at UCLA this week is chilling, and there’s sure to be more dangerous clashes if the safety of protesting students is mocked as unnecessary, or colleges continue to treat them as the threat.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Try wearing soft, relaxed-fit bras to keep from adding unnecessary pressure to your breasts.
—Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 3 May 2024
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Try wearing soft, relaxed-fit bras to keep from adding unnecessary pressure to your breasts.
—Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 3 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for unnecessary
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“Unnecessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnecessary. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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unnecessary
adjective
un·nec·es·sary
ˌən-ˈnes-ə-ˌser-ē 
ˈən-
: not necessary
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