EXTRANEOUS in a Sentence

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12 example sentences for EXTRANEOUS, such as:

1. On the contrary, they talked solely of extraneous subjects.
2. But to think of anything extraneous was an agonizing effort.
3. It had crossed her thought like some unsought, extraneous impression.
4. It seemed to him something extraneous, superfluous, to which he could not accustom himself.
5. Everyone present, feeling too that something had happened, talked eagerly about extraneous subjects.

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 Meanings and Examples of EXTRANEOUS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
extraneous
 a.  not essential; coming from outside
Classic Sentence:
1  The next three days demonstrated to her own complete satisfaction Miss Bart's ability to manage her affairs without extraneous aid.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 4
2  It had crossed her thought like some unsought, extraneous impression.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XVIII
3  But as she sat there amid her guests, she felt the old ennui overtaking her; the hopelessness which so often assailed her, which came upon her like an obsession, like something extraneous, independent of volition.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXX
4  Hawkeye listened while he coolly adjusted his flint and reloaded his rifle; but the sounds, wanting the extraneous assistance of scene and sympathy, failed to awaken his slumbering emotions.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 12
5  But to think of anything extraneous was an agonizing effort.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: Chapter 18
6  Everyone present, feeling too that something had happened, talked eagerly about extraneous subjects.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 6: Chapter 6
7  It seemed to him something extraneous, superfluous, to which he could not accustom himself.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 7: Chapter 15
8  On the contrary, they talked solely of extraneous subjects.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VII
9  Thenceforth all extraneous thoughts and considerations were laid aside in favour of preparing for the coming function.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VIII
10  Also, the fact that extraneous persons have meddled in the matter is only what is to be expected from human nature.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
11  I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
Example Sentence:
1  No wonder Ted can't think straight! His mind is so cluttered up with extraneous trivia, he can't concentrate on the essentials.