expedient

Example Sentences

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"If we set aside the rules when we deem expedient, why can't our adversaries?"

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

People will readily share their data — even when it comes to their health — for things they value, like better service, cheaper prices, and expedient convenience.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

One expedient way to get more done is, he suggests, to turn deliberate intentions into defaults: “Activities you once had to muster the motivation to do will, given enough repetition, become habits.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Council officers considered whether enforcement action should have been taken, but recommended "it would not be expedient for the council to take any formal enforcement action against the event organiser", calling the breach "minor".

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

It was now packed inside the beaded bag, which, Harry was impressed to learn, Hermione had protected from the Snatchers by the simple expedient of stuffing it down her sock.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling