nonessential

Example Sentences

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State Department telling nonessential staff to get out of Saudi Arabia after attacks there killed workers from India and Bangladesh.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Embassies had let nonessential staff in locations like Israel and Lebanon leave but had generally told their citizens to register and shelter in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Since Presidents Day is a federal holiday, all nonessential federal government offices are closed.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

To save money, the state will defer nonessential capital improvements, along with other methods.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

First, I put the Hab on low-power mode: no internal lights, all nonessential systems offline, all internal heating suspended.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir