- present participle of need.
needing
Example Sentences
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There’s a big difference between wanting a larger emergency fund and needing one.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Chesney has continuously stressed the importance of engaging different groups, emphasizing the size of UCLA’s alumni base and needing the school’s football team to be present among different communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
She’ll complain about me needing to find a secretary before rattling off the results, links to Slate articles and a recent award.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Contact with the Jewish community in recent months has become very limited, Kermanian said, with Iranian Jews needing to be careful about conveying even the most trivial information to the outside world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The doors at the back of the auditorium opened, and the roving yearbook photographer roamed in, needing a picture of the drama club.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
