Examples of necessitate in a Sentence
New safety regulations necessitated adding a railing to the stairs.
getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall
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Tocchet also announced Sunday that goaltender Thatcher Demko would be shut down for the season due to illness, which necessitated an emergency call-up of Nikita Tolopilo on Saturday.
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The short time span for a player to transfer, paired with not wanting to lose a roster spot, can necessitate a hasty decision.
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These included substance abuse issues that necessitated multiple rehab stints and violations of WWE's wellness policy.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
In addition to requiring vast amounts of land, cultivation is hugely water and energy-intensive, necessitating pesticides and other agrochemicals.
—Joshua Britton, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The short time span for a player to transfer, paired with not wanting to lose a roster spot, can necessitate a hasty decision.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
These included substance abuse issues that necessitated multiple rehab stints and violations of WWE's wellness policy.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
In addition to requiring vast amounts of land, cultivation is hugely water and energy-intensive, necessitating pesticides and other agrochemicals.
—Joshua Britton, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Necessitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necessitate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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necessitate
verb
ne·ces·si·tate
ni-ˈses-ə-ˌtāt 
necessitated; necessitating
: to make necessary
sick enough to necessitate staying home
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