Sentence examples for extraneous items from inspiring English sources

"We'll weed out extraneous items, like bills and Chinese menus".

Macy's Inc, the department store chain, posted a wider quarterly loss on Wednesday, hurt by a persisting decline in sales as shoppers shunned extraneous items.

A vote can waive objections to all extraneous items at once, so members can add multiple and far-reaching extraneous provisions.

Reading the list of extraneous items that Bryson and Strayed packed for their thru-hikes — folding cutlery, a plastic dish, a spare gas bottle, four bandannas, a "big knife for killing bears and hillbillies"; a towel, binoculars, a foldable saw, a stainless-steel digging trowel, a metal votive-candle lantern, shampoo, conditioner, a hairbrush — made this minimalist's teeth grind.

Because the retail sales figures include these extraneous items, it is no wonder they do not correlate with statistics showing consumer price declines in each month of the July-September period down 1.8%, 1.2% and 0.8%–plus increases in M2 in all three months.

When Congress rushes through important legislation such as this upcoming bill, extraneous items of questionable merit are usually thrown in during the final stretch of the haggling process among key staff members behind closed doors.

A long-standing nursing protocol has required deduction of the weight of any extraneous item not able to be removed at the time of weighing after birth.

If you intend to go on trips where bears are present, make sure extraneous bulky items such as a bear canister to protect your food will fit into your pack while leaving room for your other supplies.

Meanwhile, all extraneous detail is stripped away.

I began with the classic Twinkie, and toward my adventure purchased the truly extraneous baking closet item, the canoe pan, which conveniently comes with a handy cream injector.

After you've culled extraneous bottles, group similar items together.