nonessentials

Example Sentences

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“There’s a lot of anxiety about employment right now,” said Hardison, who lives in a Maryland suburb and has cut spending on nonessentials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

But when the nonessentials threaten to put your finances in jeopardy, it’s important to keep your financial goals on track.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2021

“All nonessentials have to leave immediately,” Dendejas told a visitor.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2020

U.S. retail sales fell a record 8.3 percent in March, then plunged 16.4 percent in April, according to Commerce Department data, as Americans stopped spending on clothing, furniture, housewares and other nonessentials.

From Washington Post • May 19, 2020

There's a purpose, a law, you might say, behind that, too; only it's terribly obscured by a lot of other nonessentials in this day and age.

From North of Fifty-Three by Fischer, Anton Otto