nonessential

Example Sentences

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Korean Air declared its own corporate emergency, telling staff to cancel all nonessential travel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Thailand, for example, curbed nonessential international travel for civil servants while the Philippines shortened workweeks, potentially straining low-income households’ consumption.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

At banking software company Q2 Holdings in Austin, finance chief Jonathan Price told employees the company was taking aim at nonessential expenses that were too often wasteful, part of a larger effort to control costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

State Department telling nonessential staff to get out of Saudi Arabia after attacks there killed workers from India and Bangladesh.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Because of the severe weather, all nonessential emergency personnel have been sent home until such time that the weather allows them to return.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith