How to Use enough in a Sentence

enough

1 of 2 adjective
  • Have you got enough money?
  • That's enough talk for now; let's get started.
  • There's enough food for everyone.
  • No, the two of us don’t have enough time to write a book.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2024
  • There was the love that didn’t last and the affection that wasn’t enough.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The kitchen is compact, but has enough space to cook meals and store food.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 21 July 2023
  • The rollers are able to stay hot for about 15 minutes—enough time to seal your curls.
    Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The best part was probably the fact that the Clippers bench couldn't get enough of it.
    Evan Desai, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In the beginning, the hope was to make enough from the box office to be able to keep making films.
    Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
  • On the flip side, most people don’t drink enough water.
    Korin Miller, Health, 3 Aug. 2023
  • That’s enough to give him the nod over the more accomplished Gordon.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The buzz is bad and there might not be enough curiosity to save this cat in the weeks ahead.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2024
  • While some have shared concerns about the trend, others can’t get enough.
    Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Offer a large tasting pour or even a full glass if there is enough to spare.
    Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2024
  • As if this weren’t more than enough to keep tabs on, Drake also has a new album dropping at the end of the month.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But will education alone be enough to set him on the right path?
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • My music, my films, my art, my message—that should be enough.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 16 June 2023
  • This year’s deficit means the lakes are missing enough ice to cover an area roughly the size of West Virginia.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • That is a total of $760 a year in rewards and more than enough to cover the cost of Prime membership.
    Martha C. White, wsj.com, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Push the file forward; two or three strokes on each cutter should be enough to sharpen it.
    Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • Nevertheless, be sure to bring along enough bags to pick up pet waste.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Not great screenplays, but decent enough ideas to not have me get evicted.
    Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
  • But for many people, just having to look at them is enough to instill fear.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 16 June 2023
  • The stretch fabric offers enough structure and support yet still molds to your shape.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The star quarterback did enough to earn some MVP votes last season.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Because of this, taking a supplement to support the health of their ‘new’ sperm with enough time is key.
    Casey Seiden, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Dominating the present and owning the future are no longer enough for her.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • But that was more than enough for the Angels, who received a gem from starter Tyler Anderson.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Mu has enough top end speed to make anyone nervous coming off the final turn.
    oregonlive, 9 July 2023
  • The rudderless Red Sox haven’t shown enough of that in Season 4 under Bloom.
    Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
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enough

2 of 2 adverb
  • That's good enough for me.
  • I couldn't run fast enough to catch up with her.
  • We can do it if they help enough.
  • Are you rich enough to retire?
  • She's old enough to know better.
  • As if the crowds aren't bad enough, the parking situation is terrible.
  • Oddly enough, they've never actually met.
  • The 10-minute bike ride back home couldn’t end fast enough.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The plantain was sweet and long enough to fill the tortilla.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
  • This year, there was only one day — May 7 — on which the skies cleared enough to see the sun.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Slice the okra: Once the okra is cool enough to handle, get out your favorite knife and slice up the okra.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
  • There was this sense of, Is James big enough that this is worth talking about?
    Vulture, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The thing to do, according to Jordan, is to get hot enough to get out.
    Khari Nixon, Spin, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But the birds are rare enough that few Floridians have ever seen one in the wild.
    Michael Adno, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Roll out four of those into strands just long enough to fully drape over the loaves.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Not just the bull’s-eye, but the invisible dot in the middle of the bull’s-eye that’s only big enough for him.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The shirt is long enough to keep the look decent, but not quite long enough to qualify as a dress.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Everyone breaks the law, some of us are just smart enough to do it legally.
    The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The question in Detroit is whether any of them will shoot well enough to co-exist.
    Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • Between them, there isn’t a table big enough hold all the awards between them.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023
  • But there was still a problem — a recording of the five poems wouldn’t be long enough to fill both sides of a record.
    Sam Dolnick, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • But Joseph has shown enough at the slot in this camp that the club could be comfortable taking its time with Lewis.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The weight of the mask is just light enough to feel comforting rather than constricting.
    Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Looking for a sturdy pair of hiking boots that are durable enough to last for years to come?
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
  • As a child, the house had seemed spacious, ample enough to contain the five lives that resided there.
    Melanie McCabe, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Tellingly, the title doesn’t manage to sell well enough to place on the Top Album Sales chart.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But the tech is early enough that a human will still need to verify the outputs.
    Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 30 June 2023
  • The real question is whether our systems can adapt fast enough.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Brex heeled Chelsea boots that add a fresh pop of color to any outfit but are still sturdy enough to trudge through the snow.
    Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The cut appears to have been high enough that the stump should still have enough adventitious buds to regrow.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023

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