How to Use unnecessarily in a Sentence

unnecessarily

adverb
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  • The suit said the teen's life was unnecessarily cut short.
    — NBC News, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Whether Williams made the game unnecessarily difficult or saved the night was in the eye of the beholder.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2022
  • This keeps them off of the floor and from getting unnecessarily scratched.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2022
  • Some people unnecessarily cut out whole food groups to achieve specific sizes or extreme weight loss goals, but this can take a toll on the body, Gans said.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Five years after his death, those closest to him are left with grief and the bitter taste of a life sacrificed unnecessarily.
    — John Leland, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • At the same time, Fed officials do not want to brake too hard, which could unnecessarily cause a recession.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • On one hand, breasts have given us so much, like scoop neck tops and those unnecessarily erotic Carl’s Jr. commercials from the mid-aughts.
    — New York Times, 6 July 2022
  • Residents were urged to stay indoors and not to travel unnecessarily during the hottest times of day.
    — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 19 July 2022
  • While each route needs convenient stops, too many can unnecessarily slow the trip.
    — Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2022
  • In Sport mode, the Lotus feels restless and unnecessarily abrupt.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 21 July 2023
  • This is a crime against women and birthing parents’ rights and is unnecessarily creating so many health risks.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 29 July 2022
  • None feel like they were unnecessarily kicked off the 13-track running order.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Now, the back slap was uncalled for, the language unnecessarily profane.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2022
  • Ease of installation and care aside, this is a budget-friendly way to change the color of your couch without having to unnecessarily get rid of it and invest in a new one.
    — Isis Briones, Men's Health, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Keep an eye on Amazon’s fluid pricing when reordering to make sure the cost did not unnecessarily get jacked up.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Misak, who will spearhead the effort, said the idea for it came to her after watching too many Black and Latino patients die unnecessarily.
    — Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022
  • One of the big points of contention around an always-on display is offering one that doesn’t drain your battery unnecessarily.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Also, he has been unnecessarily saddled with a teen daughter who doesn’t quite fit into the story line.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Many young people in Korea feel as though their country is an unnecessarily difficult and painful place to live.
    — Kayti Burt, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Arians said Adams was unnecessarily mixing it up with Eagles players and could have cost the Bucs a 15-yard penalty.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2022
  • When The New York Times added color to its print front page in 1997, some people complained that the staid paper had become unnecessarily flashy, though such gripes faded quickly as readers grew used to the change.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Commit to getting rid of things that unnecessarily add stress.
    — Allison Hope, CNN, 16 Jan. 2022
  • But later the man was still lying on the sidewalk in pain, complaining that paramedics had given him Narcan unnecessarily.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Other fans and followers tried to play up that Schnapp posted his video in jest and that the embarrassed rapper got unnecessarily upset.
    — Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022
  • Officials also asked her to strip in a room with a window open to a public hallway, which the judge said unnecessarily exposed her to view and also took the incident beyond the bounds of a legal search.
    — Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Did my instinct to rescue make its final seconds of life, in the strange hands of a human being, unnecessarily frightening?
    — Eleanor Morgan, refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Keep the boundaries that are necessary to protect you, but don't close yourself off unnecessarily.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
  • That means that people who don’t need to go gluten-free may be giving up vital nutrients unnecessarily.
    — Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Health, 24 Jan. 2024
  • But some are now focusing on the danger of raising rates too much and causing an unnecessarily severe slowdown, setting up a debate this week over whether to hike again this year.
    — WSJ, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The author argues that confronting the United States has unnecessarily put China in an isolated position in the face of a stronger power.
    — Suisheng Zhao, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023

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