inessential
Example Sentences
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MAP, deemed inessential, was cut, and the program dissolved within a few years.
From Scientific American • Aug. 28, 2023
It urged residents in the area to avoid inessential outings and to use caution against mudslides, flooding and thunderstorms.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023
Even when we imagine a superhero with X-ray vision, we imagine somebody who sees through the inessential to the essential.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023
Though the song’s title starts as a negative, describing Ken as inessential, the group elevates it to a chant of self-affirming validation, one that stops them from warring with each other and themselves.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023
Fourth, the inessential 'unpractical' activities are themselves far more connected with our behavior and our adaptation to the environment than at first sight might appear.
From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William