Sample sentences for NECESSITATE

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Definition

to require

The proposed policy would necessitate increased taxes or an increased deficit.

accountability necessitates performance-based reporting
...tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat.
O. Henry -- The Gift of the Magi

necessitating = requiring

"Ah, you might make me late "—meaning that the touch of a non-Hindu would necessitate another bath; the words were spoken without moral heat.
E.M. Forster -- A Passage to India
That necessitated more trouble with directories and tubes.
E.M. Forster -- Howards End
Her plan, born in one lightning-like flash of thought, necessitated the careful wording of telegrams to Washington, to New York, to San Antonio.
Zane Grey -- The Light of Western Stars
This required a huge budget, which necessitated a giant turnout at the box office.
James Bradley -- Flags of Our Fathers
Also, it seemed likely that all sorts of new problems would arise and necessitate at least some reorganization of the administrative system.
Albert Camus -- The Plague
This necessitated my climbing the shears, which I did twice, before I finished guying it fore and aft and to either side.
Jack London -- Sea Wolf
If your disapproval of it should render you unwilling to discharge such business as it necessitates, I am sorry for it, and must seek other aid.
Charles Dickens -- Little Dorrit
Besides he had orders to report at seven the next morning, and going home would necessitate his rising at an unholy and disagreeable hour.
Theodore Dreiser -- Sister Carrie
"It will necessitate your leaving tonight," Halten replied.
John Le Carre -- The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
However, these circumstances have necessitated that we play both semi-final games tomorrow in a doubleheader.
W. William Winokur -- The Perfect Game
This necessitated visits to the property.
Gish Jen -- Typical American
One day he was actually sitting on the porch when we pulled up, necessitating both an introduction and a conversation with Eli.
Sarah Dessen -- Along for the Ride
Such conferences would necessitate a journey of nearly four thousand miles.
Willa Cather -- Death Comes for the Archbishop
His instinct was to leave them to themselves and go home, but he had not his hat and coat, and it would necessitate endless explanations.
W. Somerset Maugham -- Of Human Bondage
This had necessitated a small bandage.
William Styron -- Sophie's Choice
He understood that Alvin's case necessitated his appearing twice at the trial, but on the other hand he wasn't glad about it.
David Guterson -- Snow Falling on Cedars
Besides, it's the girlfriend in the ICU that's necessitating Adam's ruse to begin with.
Gayle Forman -- If I Stay

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