needful

Example Sentences

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His grief-stricken family has sought explanations as to how doctors could have found their loved one competent to “choose” death much less needful of it.

From Washington Post

Many will be young men and women who will risk prison, or worse, to deliver the facts to a needful public — even if some of the public don't want to hear it.

From Salon

I am grateful to the composers, lyricists, performers and musicians for bringing their wonderful, inspiring gift of music to a needful world.

From Washington Post

He is doing the needful to train the boy for recruitment into his Regiment.

From BBC

We have had only the rest needful for the horses; but we are both bearing it wonderfully.

From Literature