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.
• 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
• 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
• The judge plans to rule at the end whether there is sufficient evidence to go to trial.
  — Konstantin Toropin, CNN, 3 Aug. 2020
• There is sufficient fresh water on the planet to achieve this.
  — Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2018
• Light temperatures must match, and the light has to be sufficient to light the space.
  — Marni Jameson | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 26 Jan. 2021
• An all-purpose one just once or twice a month in the spring and summer is sufficient.
  — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 23 June 2022
• On top of that, the current order still may not be sufficient.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Jan. 2022
• The number of beds is defined by whether there is sufficient staff to care for a patient.
  — Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2020
• And just being able to sense once and respond once, to me, is not sufficient.
  — Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2022
• 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
• Two hours in this mix proves sufficient to add flavor and moistness to the chicken.
  — Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2017
• The Gotcha blended in well, and its top speed was more than sufficient to keep up.
  — al, 10 Jan. 2020
• Even a small mountain stream that runs year-round is sufficient.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2019
• And if that’s not sufficient peril, some golfers lose their balls.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2019
• That just putting these actors on screen is sufficient.
  — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 30 Dec. 2021
• Was the human-in-the-loop given sufficient time to take over control?
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
• For men, shorts or pants that cover their knees are sufficient.
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2023
• That traveler would find a safe, self-sufficient suite at a fraction of the cost.
  — Michael Alpiner, Forbes, 29 June 2021
• That left room for one free agent — still not sufficient to address wing depth.
  — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2018

Last Updated: 1 May 2024