Sentence examples for had not needed from inspiring English sources

'had not needed' is a grammatically correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
This construction is used for something that was not necessary in the past. For example: "She had not needed to leave early but decided to do so anyway."

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And they had not needed her to decipher his quirks.

In fact, I had not needed to flatter Kinnock.

Until Asomugha opted for the Eagles, Tannenbaum had not needed an eraser.

Amat said she had not needed much adjustment to become Pinckney's first female varsity football player.

Justin had not needed her prompting to interact with his colleagues.

She had a second cancer, almost certainly caused by a drug that she had not needed in the first place.

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They hadn't needed to be there in person though.

I hadn't done before, but I hadn't needed to.

Mr. Ferrante suspected this man had no doctor because he hadn't needed one.

But afterward, we found out that he hadn't needed to be ordained.

And she hadn't needed the pain medication I'd prescribed.

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