expedient

Example Sentences

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"If we set aside the rules when we deem expedient, why can't our adversaries?"

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

People will readily share their data — even when it comes to their health — for things they value, like better service, cheaper prices, and expedient convenience.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

One expedient way to get more done is, he suggests, to turn deliberate intentions into defaults: “Activities you once had to muster the motivation to do will, given enough repetition, become habits.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

“I’m going to put a functional city above what might be more politically expedient for me,” McOsker said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

But Athena poured a sea fog around him as he went— her love’s expedient, that no jeering sailor should halt the man or challenge him for luck.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer