unneeded

Example Sentences

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Administration officials, meanwhile, had insisted that the Pendleton event was safe and that a freeway closure was unneeded.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

The company advised store managers that they would need to help dispose of suddenly unneeded inventory, like cups, oat milk and lemonade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

Still, injury issues for Liam Livingstone and Mark Wood are an unneeded complication, although both are expected to be fit to travel.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

The panel is known as a “door plug” and is used to cover a gap left by an unneeded exit door.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2024

He knew without watching that Mother would take his plate from the table and hide it in a cupboard, would slide his chair back into the corner so it looked like an unneeded spare.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix