EXTRINSIC in a Sentence

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1. The judge would not admit the testimony, ruling that it was extrinsic to the matter at hand.

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 Meanings and Examples of EXTRINSIC
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extrinsic
 a.  external; not essential; extraneous
Classic Sentence:
1  As regards commonwealths, this return to the point of departure is brought about either by extrinsic accident or by intrinsic foresight.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I.
Example Sentence:
1  The judge would not admit the testimony, ruling that it was extrinsic to the matter at hand.