Gratuitous in example sentence

You know, I thought I had seen it all--San Franciscans protesting going into Afghanistan after witnessing the devastation of the 9/11 attacks, the daily drum-beat of every metropolitan newspaper blaming the US for all the world's atrocities (led by the fanatical liberals at the NYT), the Cindy Sheehans of the world blaming our president for war crimes, and on, and on, and on-- but I will never understand the likes of people that claim they "love this country," "support the troops," and believe in national security, meanwhile stabbing our leaders in the back every chance they get with the daily gratuitous, ad hominem attacks and movies like Death of a President.

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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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