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How to use sufficient in a sentence

40 example sentences · determiner, adjective

Sufficient means an adequate quantity of; enough. Example: “We have sufficient supplies to last the winter.”

Examples of sufficient by meaning

determinerAn adequate quantity of; enough.

  • We have sufficient supplies to last the winter.
  • There is not sufficient access to the Internet in many small rural villages.

determinerA quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.

  • We don't need any more; we already have sufficient.
  • Sufficient of us are against this idea that we should stop now.

adjectiveOf a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.

  • This is a necessary condition but not a sufficient one.

adjectivePossessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.

  • I have never yet felt sufficient.1983, John MacArthur, Spiritual Gifts, →ISBN, page 98

More sentences with sufficient

  • Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow.From the entry flow
  • Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.From the entry facility
  • Menstruators are likelier to need an iron supplement than non-menstruators, whose diet alone is usually sufficient.From the entry supplement
  • Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.From the entry convincing
  • The campaign remained in low gear until sufficient funding was finally received.From the entry low gear
  • At higher airspeeds there is sufficient aileron authority to perform extremely fast rolls.From the entry aileron authority
  • All contracts are renegotiable if one of the parties has sufficient leverage.From the entry renegotiable
  • In "This seems sufficient", "sufficient" is the postpositive adjective, modifying "this".From the entry postpositive adjective
  • Use sufficient fees so the TX gets confirmed on time.From the entry tx
  • The violins are seated with sufficient elbow room.From the entry violin
  • Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss.From the entry carry
  • Any penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.From the entry penetration
  • The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.From the entry support
  • The associate editor is someone who has some experience in editing but not sufficient experience to qualify for a senior post.From the entry associate
  • The film was not exposed to sufficient light.From the entry exposed
  • Cow's milk and soy milk have a lot of differences, but their equivalence is sufficient for this recipe.From the entry equivalence
  • The company will succeed only if it has sufficient backing.From the entry only if
  • Anything can be weaponized. A big enough rock, dropped from a sufficient height, is a very good weapon.From the entry weaponize
  • His reparational acts were considered sufficient atonement.From the entry reparational
  • If you know that all the text you wish to analyse is correct, a set of rules that overgenerate a grammar would be sufficient.From the entry overgenerate
  • It's not available in sufficient quantity.From the entry in quantity
  • This deflagatory reaction created sufficient pressure to propel a projectile out of a tube with enough speed to kill or injure an opposing combatant.From the entry deflagatory
  • He is a sufficient route runner despite underutilizing his size during the stem phase.2021, Matt Manocherian, SIS Football Rookie Handbook 2021. From the entry route runner
  • It is not sufficient, he argued, to study the UN because it is there.2017, Rafael Biermann, “The Role of International Bureaucracies”, in Rafael Biermann, Joachim A. Koops, editors, The Palgrave Handbook of…. From the entry Mount Everest syndrome
  • Debridement of the granulation tissue is usually sufficient and does not require matrixectomy.2015, Theresa M. Campo, DNP, RN, FNP-C, ENP-BC, FAANP, Keith A Lafferty, MD, Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care…. From the entry matrixectomy
  • In this case, the nation will need more sufficient international reserve.2014, Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest, “International Reserves and Capital Flows”, in A Systems Perspective on Financial Systems (Communications in…. From the entry conversely
  • Bruce would scarcely have found this sufficient cause to turn his coat.2012, Nigel Tranter, The Wallace, →ISBN. From the entry turn one's coat
  • The result is a product with sufficient top-pressure of gas but a lower carbon dioxide loading.2012, “Filtration and stabilization of beers”, in Andrew G.H. Lea, John R. Piggott, editors, Fermented Beverage Production, Springer…. From the entry decarbonation
  • It was his job to ensure that the village had a sufficient number of tomols.2012, Carl W. McClure, And That's the Truth!: Meaningful Fiction to Stimulate Your Mind and Nurture Your Soul, →ISBN, page 656. From the entry tomol
  • However, a single trash pull is rarely sufficient to justify a legally valid search warrant.2012, Christine Hess Orthmann, Kären M. Hess, Criminal Investigation, page 113. From the entry trash pull
  • No single discipline appears sufficient to cope with the foreseen complexity.2011, Donald F. Mulvihill, Marketing and the Future (page 54). From the entry changingly
  • In iodine sufficient countries, Graves' disease is the predominant cause of hyperthyroidism in young and middle-aged patients.2010, Ernst Nyström, Thyroid Disease in Adults, page 155. From the entry Graves' disease
  • Reba's smoothened youngened voice now offered sufficient room so it'd hammock all desire.2010, Allan Gurganus, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, page 579. From the entry youngen
  • Maxx managed to grab sufficient hold of the eavestrough before plummeting to the ground.2009, Eugene Kachmarsky, Let Slip the Dogs of Love, →ISBN, page 59. From the entry eavestrough

Meaning of sufficient

  1. determiner An adequate quantity of; enough.
  2. determiner A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.
  3. adjective Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.

Full definition of sufficient

Questions about sufficient in a sentence

How do you use sufficient in a sentence?
Sufficient is used as a determiner and adjective. For example: “We have sufficient supplies to last the winter.”
What is a short sentence with sufficient?
“I have never yet felt sufficient.”
What does sufficient mean?
Sufficient means an adequate quantity of; enough.

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