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

Though the song’s title starts as a negative, describing Ken as inessential, the group elevates it to a chant of self-affirming validation, one that stops them from warring with each other and themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 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

Again, the distinction will be found to exist, not only between forms and shades as subjects of choice, but between essential and inessential forms.

From The Seven Lamps of Architecture by Ruskin, John