How to Use needless in a Sentence

needless

adjective

• The true Venice, needless to say, had no part in the scene.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2020
• That changed, needless to say, over the last 12 months.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2021
• The Wildcats, needless to say, were not amused by the slight.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2021
• And, needless to say, the longer the distance—i.e., the higher the rise—the more comfortable the jeans are.
  — Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 18 Apr. 2023
• And needless to say, the Brio isn't the only product of its kind.
  — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024
• And needless to say, bike lanes, bike lanes, bike lanes.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 May 2024
• The needless violence tacked 15 yards onto the play, taking the Chiefs to the 27.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2023
• This is the best use of resources to end this needless problem.
  — John Cox, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2021
• Well needless to say, that did not go over too well with the others.
  — Rob Frehse and Julian Cummings, CNN, 6 Sep. 2019
• There is much to admire in his will to avoid needless fights.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021
• This, needless to say, did not go over well among House Democrats.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2021
• And now, needless to say, that is not the President's style.
  — Fox News, 27 Aug. 2018
• All these four people do are pick up needless from the street.
  — Fox News, 24 Aug. 2018
• That would be a heavy price to pay, and a needless one if the inflation jump fades on its own.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
• And needless to say, the Queen City has been no exception to the shrub overgrowth.
  — Erin Couch cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 11 June 2023
• Alisson, needless to say, does not quite see it that way.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 21 June 2018
• None of these things, needless to say, are lost on the Italian public.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2022
• The crown prince, needless to say, agrees that his reforms are a boon for his country.
  — oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2022
• The foremost reason, needless to say, is the power of the song itself.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2019
• There are, needless to say, many writers about whom jokes like this can be made.
  — James Walton, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
• This is not, needless to say, a best-case scenario, or anything close to it.
  — Susan Glasser, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2020
• So, needless to say, there's not a lot of posting going on.
  — Jodi Walker, EW.com, 22 July 2021
• But, needless to say, there’s also plenty of great TV to be watched.
  — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2021
• All of which, needless to say, would be far beyond the scope of a government salary.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
• There’s some rough stuff in here, perhaps needless to say.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
• Is there still a lot of needless death that’s happening?
  — NBC News, 8 Mar. 2022
• The news spreads through the beach quicker than an STD, and Natasha is, needless to say, even angrier.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2021
• The reason for the decision has nothing to do with a Beaver State coup d’état, needless to say.
  — oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2021
• The Apple Watch, needless to say, remains the gold standard.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2020
• Come winter, the males are driven out and die in the cold, having become needless expenditures of winter’s precious food stores.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024