Necessity means The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like need or demand.

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Necessity in a sentence

Necessity meaning

  1. The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
  2. The condition of being needy; desperate need; lack.
  3. Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable.

Synonyms of Necessity

Example sentences (20)

Throughout the years, his passion for hunting evolved from a necessity to provide into a deeply fulfilling pastime.

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This brings to the fore the necessity to strictly use ecological funds for which purposes they are statutorily meant.

Simply put, the EA-18G Growler is a combat necessity when it comes to protecting allied pilots and winning wars.

For the justices to do so would decide the case on policy grounds — determinations of the plan’s fairness or necessity.

It's an absolute necessity for players to consider how best to use these light gadgets out on the battlefield.

I drink more water because I live in hot Phoenix, Arizona and water is a necessity when you live in a desert.

The reason is simple, according to scholars I spoke with: A language stays alive when used out of necessity.

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Bus drivers have been hard to retain, for example — and they’re a huge necessity in his sprawling district.

In the dynamic world of startups, the ability to pivot is not just a strategic necessity but a key driver of personal growth.

Illinois law strongly favors keeping children in their home, and requires an immediate and urgent necessity to remove a child.

Resistance is no longer one choice among many; in the age of fascism, it has become an urgent necessity.

The district attorney's office said the necessity defense has a number of elements that must be proved.

However, the delay was longer than anticipated due to the necessity of overcoming last-minute obstacles with Chinese regulators.

Textbooks may seem like a necessity to our education and the large sum of money they cost is just something we have to deal with.

According to its website "an entrepreneurial society is not just a loft ambition; it's an urgent necessity for Scotland's future".

Although dwellings and menus have differed throughout the ages, the necessity for communion remains.

Having an internet-enabled mobile phone is increasingly becoming a necessity in this 21st century.

He also said work zones should not be considered an inconvenience while traveling but a necessity.

But to put that another way, more than 80 percent of us live in places where cars are for sure a necessity—and autonomy, too, is nice.

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Common combinations with necessity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the necessity 74×
  • necessity of 46×
  • necessity for 32×
  • of necessity 21×
  • necessity to 18×
  • is necessity 11×
  • necessity and
  • necessity in
  • it necessity
  • or necessity

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "necessity" in a sentence?
An example: "Throughout the years, his passion for hunting evolved from a necessity to provide into a deeply fulfilling pastime." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "necessity" from real English texts.
What does "necessity" mean?
Necessity means: The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
What are synonyms of "necessity"?
Common synonyms of "necessity" include: need, demand, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary, thing, inessential.
How many example sentences with "necessity" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "necessity", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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