How to Use sufficient in a Sentence

sufficient

adjective

• 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.
• But the turnover brought the ball out to the 20-yard line and gave the Bills sufficient breathing room to go win the game.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Three times on each side of the blade should be sufficient, Arnold says.
  — Author: Becky Krystal, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2018
• 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
• But Brune and Larsen counter that that’s not sufficient.
  — Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2022
• For the face and neck a nickel-size amount is sufficient.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
• 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 macaques are fairly self-sufficient and the keepers rarely get close to them.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2019
• But the fact that survival isn’t sufficient does not mean that art is.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2022
• The Gotcha blended in well, and its top speed was more than sufficient to keep up.
  — al, 10 Jan. 2020
• For most people, a range of 25 to 30 miles will be sufficient.
  — Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023
• For Wooden and his team, a plaque would not be sufficient for a man like Nott.
  — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2022
• The judge plans to rule at the end whether there is sufficient evidence to go to trial.
  — Konstantin Toropin, CNN, 3 Aug. 2020
• The lamps in the room, however, are on timers to ensure sufficient light flows through the room during the day.
  — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
• And just being able to sense once and respond once, to me, is not sufficient.
  — Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2022
• Light temperatures must match, and the light has to be sufficient to light the space.
  — Marni Jameson | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 26 Jan. 2021
• Was the human-in-the-loop given sufficient time to take over control?
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Aug. 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
• There is sufficient fresh water on the planet to achieve this.
  — Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2018
• On top of that, the current order still may not be sufficient.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Jan. 2022
• That traveler would find a safe, self-sufficient suite at a fraction of the cost.
  — Michael Alpiner, Forbes, 29 June 2021
• But for day-to-day driving that's more than sufficient.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2018
• That was sufficient for the judge to allow the litigation to proceed to the next phase.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
• During that time, the Canucks need to play well enough and collect a sufficient number of points to remain squarely in the chase pack in the Pacific Division.
  — Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024