How to Use sufficient in a Sentence

sufficient

adjective
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  • A brisk walk is sufficient to raise your heart rate.
  • There must be sufficient funds in your bank account to cover the check.
  • Her explanation was not sufficient to satisfy the police.
  • Just a few rinses are sufficient to get off the bulk of the starch.
    — oregonlive.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The aim is for the city to be self-sufficient and have all the same functions as one on land.
    — CNN, 19 June 2022
  • The budget will not be sufficient to hire staff to run the entirety of the jail.
    — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The key is to plant them in sufficient numbers to make a good splash and gain notice.
    — Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 2 Oct. 2017
  • The pay is high, and learning the skills is a way to become self-sufficient.
    — Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2020
  • The post office is meant to be self-sufficient, but it...
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The macaques are fairly self-sufficient and the keepers rarely get close to them.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2019
  • The judge plans to rule at the end whether there is sufficient evidence to go to trial.
    — Konstantin Toropin, CNN, 3 Aug. 2020
  • But the fact that survival isn’t sufficient does not mean that art is.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Three times on each side of the blade should be sufficient, Arnold says.
    — Author: Becky Krystal, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2018
  • There is sufficient fresh water on the planet to achieve this.
    — Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The number of beds is defined by whether there is sufficient staff to care for a patient.
    — Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Light temperatures must match, and the light has to be sufficient to light the space.
    — Marni Jameson | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 26 Jan. 2021
  • On top of that, the current order still may not be sufficient.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Jan. 2022
  • An all-purpose one just once or twice a month in the spring and summer is sufficient.
    — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 23 June 2022
  • Two hours in this mix proves sufficient to add flavor and moistness to the chicken.
    — Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • For people with oily hair, once a week may be sufficient.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Read on to learn how her self-sufficient garden took shape.
    — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 5 June 2020
  • And just being able to sense once and respond once, to me, is not sufficient.
    — Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2022
  • The Gotcha blended in well, and its top speed was more than sufficient to keep up.
    — al, 10 Jan. 2020
  • That just putting these actors on screen is sufficient.
    — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Even a small mountain stream that runs year-round is sufficient.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2019
  • One thing is clearly the set of child care options that people have are not sufficient.
    — Lisa Selin Davis, CNN, 10 Aug. 2021
  • For men, shorts or pants that cover their knees are sufficient.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2023
  • That left room for one free agent — still not sufficient to address wing depth.
    — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2018
  • But Brune and Larsen counter that that’s not sufficient.
    — Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2022
  • And if that’s not sufficient peril, some golfers lose their balls.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2019

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