unnecessarily

Example Sentences

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"Booking cross-border train journeys within Europe is still unnecessarily complicated," said Vivien Costanzo, a centre-left EU lawmaker.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The effect is sometimes unnecessarily clamorous, but the core of the drama is quietly gripping.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Saying you can’t afford something when that isn’t true, for example, can unnecessarily harm a child’s relationship with money in the long-term.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

And one of the reasons for that the rules are incredibly - many would say unnecessarily - complex.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Thinking maybe Albany was unnecessarily equating me with the devil, I sent a signed copy to the commissioner of corrections, which he acknowledged with a curt note; I never' heard from him again.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover