How to Use enough in a Sentence
- Have you got enough money?
- That's enough talk for now; let's get started.
- There's enough food for everyone.
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There just aren’t enough of us.
—Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
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The recipe makes enough for two.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
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There just aren’t enough of them.
—Greg Cote updated March 27, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
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There’s not enough singing in the rain.
—Gia Peppers, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Use a grow light if that’s not enough.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
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And that, for a show like this, is enough.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026
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That month, Sarah had had enough.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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But even that wasn't enough for the Wild.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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But is that enough for a parent?
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
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My time in the villa was just enough.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 17 June 2026
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And even a response might not be enough.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2026
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Tip of the iceberg, but enough for now.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Not enough people know about them.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
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So if there’s enough clean air to breathe, the match may take flight.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
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And for her, that was enough of a reason.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Blender can make it into a fine enough puree?
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
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Would that be enough to get back to the hotel?
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
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The world can’t get enough of gay cowboys.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
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Priya brings care but not enough structure.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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The writing was enough, of course.
—Eliana Ramage september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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Here’s the one nobody talks about enough.
—Ryan Brennan march 20, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
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Those traits are enough to be a good safety.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
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Don’t bury it; light contact is enough.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
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Their backsides are not enough.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
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But sometimes enough is enough.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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That's not enough to make up for the spike in prices seen this month.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
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Add gin and enough ice to fill the shaker half full.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2026
- 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.
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But cleanup alone isn’t enough.
—Justin Zorn, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
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Not good enough, not bad enough.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
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It cannot be built fast enough!
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
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But his dives weren’t good enough.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 2 June 2026
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Just not good enough on this day.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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Sadeghi said that’s nowhere near enough.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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But maybe those changes don’t go far enough.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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It's pumiced enough to have no snags, no irks.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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There can’t be room enough for both, can there?
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2026
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Some places feel old enough to have seen the first dawn.
—John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
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Two runs that turned out to be good enough for the win.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
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That chapter cannot come soon enough.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 23 June 2026
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Not bad enough to be lottery bad.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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Slow down just enough to stay precise.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Maybe enough for a matinee with a bestie?
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
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Not good enough to be contention good.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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Kinloch said the city has not gone far enough.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Told people when their work wasn’t good enough.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
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At what point does your bank account look big enough?
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
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That’s enough to give your brain closure.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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On most days, the surf is loud enough to mask the steady purr of cars.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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That’s enough to help five students.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
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Slow it down just enough to map the next step clearly.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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