Gratuitous in example sentence

Only this time out--as in the original '80s sequel--the script is so simplistic (barely existent, actually) that any potential subtext is jettisoned in favor of upping the ante in repulsive shocks (we're treated to a combo childbirth-murder during the opening credits, plus a gratuitous rape for those who haven't ejected the DVD by the midpoint!).

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But here, in this particular case, we decided, you know, with Kate and Paul, that we would have no gratuitous violence.

The writer George Eliot cautioned us that, among all forms of mistake, prophesy is the most gratuitous.

In the same issue, in that piece on doggie bags in France, there was the gratuitous use of the f-word by a Frenchman.

But instead of pointing at you, which would be gratuitous and intrusive, I thought I would tell you a few facts and stories, in which you may catch a glimpse of yourself.

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