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How to pronounce needful

“needful” pronunciation in American and British English

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“needful” in real sentences

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  1. We have done the needful.

    State Department

  2. - Have you seen the movie "Needful Things"?

    Lex Fridman

  3. This is maybe pie in the sky stuff rather than actual, necessary, needful stuff.

    The Scottish Parliament

  4. I, Abraham, saw that it was needful for me to obtain another place of residence."

    Light and Truth

Words that sound like “needful”

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