Sentence examples for gratuitous additions from inspiring English sources

"We always like projects where puppets are not gratuitous additions but are unavoidably necessary," Mr. Jones said.

All the characteristics usually attributed to the deity – that he is morally perfect, that he loves his creatures, that his human creations are images of himself – all these are quite gratuitous additions to the inferred creative function.

He criticized the first draft (1888) of a new German civil law code for what he considered the gratuitous addition of Roman law elements to an indigenous Germanic content that was sufficient in itself.

In act two Scarpia is being pleasured by a courtesan kneeling between his legs, a wholly gratuitous addition to Puccini's portrayal of an evil torturer who exudes suppressed sexuality in any case.

What's most impressive about the series is how the interactivity is fully baked into the story, rather than feeling like a gratuitous addition.

But Sue's experience of stereoscopy was clearly not a gratuitous or meaningless addition to her visual world.

Does the addition of gratuitous violence and advances in filmmaking and storytelling make it better?

Fey's screenplay is so taut and quotable that the addition of songs seems almost gratuitous, and Richmond's music has the interchangeable pop-anthem sound that's become standard on Broadway.

Commitment to states of affairs in addition to propositions is sometimes regarded with scorn, as a gratuitous ontological duplication.

In addition, by focusing exclusively on annual income the Obama plan creates gratuitous inequities.

In addition to its plot-generated shocks, the movie packs in so many gratuitous "Boo!" moments that you can set your watch by them.