nonessential

Example Sentences

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Wayfair said the year is off to a rocky start as consumers are pulling back on nonessential spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“It becomes essential vs. nonessential spending,” said Kate Beattie, a senior retirement income strategist at Capital Group, who has studied sequence of returns risk.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

In March, the government rolled out fuel rationing, encouraging citizens to walk amid a growing transportation crisis, and later put nonessential state workers on leave to keep them at home.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 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

So she sat and anchored her hands to the rocks, her nonessential programs switched off, and then, in her own way, the robot slept.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown