inessential

Example Sentences

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MAP, deemed inessential, was cut, and the program dissolved within a few years.

From Scientific American • Aug. 28, 2023

It urged residents in the area to avoid inessential outings and to use caution against mudslides, flooding and thunderstorms.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Matthew Jacobs called the show "inessential" in his review for TV Guide, while Brian Lowry of CNN described it as "a disappointment" though its "stars still merit a look."

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023

What’s most frustrating about Icke’s otherwise intriguing approach is the inessential, and, by now, highly unoriginal, incorporation of high tech.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022

Neither of the development of national life, nor of the clash of nations, did he really know anything that was not inessential and anecdotic.

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold