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were needless

adjective

Not needed; unnecessary.

  • This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.

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There were, needless to say, no pens.

"These were needless killings," Ms. Torres said.

Economy and moderation were, needless to say, alien to her nature.

Cecil E. Roberts, president of the United Mine Workers of America, issued a statement saying the deaths were "needless and preventable".

The Clinton administration misused military power during its first year in office in Somalia and then in Haiti; the results were needless American deaths in the first instance and a poorly planned, aborted mission in the second.

He dismissed the matter of Mr. Moroun's political allegiances and said security concerns were needless: the bridge company had hired private security guards to watch the bridge in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.

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The first was needless.

It was needless.

Every life lost is needless.

It's needless, pointless, unjustified violence.

Most of these deaths are needless.

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