Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for necessity. Search instead for hessit.
Definitions

necessity

[nuh-ses-i-tee] / nəˈsɛs ɪ ti /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

While Reynolds admits the storyline is one born a bit out of necessity, he believes his character is well-suited for it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

"Because a mistrial was properly declared due to the manifest necessity of a deadlocked jury, the defendant's motion to dismiss should be denied," prosecutors wrote in the motion.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Many of the factors weighing on those supply chains also affect food, and in particular that other necessity of modern life: chocolate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

To these young Americans, such options have made owning a car a luxury, not a necessity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Germany’s propaganda minister would claim that German actions were justified by military necessity and by self-defense.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

In London, the CEOs linked cyber concerns to a U.K. government call for increasing personal stores of necessities, like beans and water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"I still need to buy vegetables, stock up on food, purchase school supplies, and take care of other necessities," she explains.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

For this couple, like those featured in other such explorations, most of this spending is on items that result from choices, not necessities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Yet the necessities of life — including gas, healthcare and auto repair — were also more expensive.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

When I finished putting my clothes in the old pine dresser, I took my bag of bathroom necessities and went to the communal bathroom to clean myself up after the day of travel.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer


Vocabulary lists containing necessity

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training