gratuitous

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

"The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive."

"My daughter's success in school is anything I'm proud of. "

"He felt guilty accepting the unearned praise for the project he barely contributed to. "

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

""Because of unforeseen circumstances, the school trip was cancelled." "

"The teacher spoke freely about her concerns about the students' progress. "

"He is a student of life."

""She gave her friend a compliment on her beautiful painting." "

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

"the unjustified killing of an innocent"

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."