How to Use adequate in a Sentence

adequate

adjective
Definition of adequatenext
Synonyms for adequatenext
  • The food was more than adequate for the six of us.
  • The machine does an adequate job.
  • The school lunch should be adequate to meet the nutritional needs of growing children.
  • The quality of his work was only adequate.
  • Your grades are adequate but I think you can do better.
  • The quality of his work was perfectly adequate.
  • The garden hasn't been getting adequate water.
  • The tent should provide adequate protection from the elements.
  • Free cash flow came up a bit short but was still more than adequate to support the dividend, continue working down debt, and invest in further growth.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Get adequate sleep: Sleeping for 7-9 hours each night is recommended for maintaining a healthy heart.
    — Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
  • If this is not present in an adequate amount, then leave and go to line 20.
    — Zachary MacK, The Verge, 2 July 2019
  • The reply from the Nunes camp seems…less than adequate.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Then plant the bulb in a pot with adequate drainage, leaving about a third of the bulb exposed.
    — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
  • What used to be considered adequate in the 15% to 18% range is no longer the norm.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
  • Lake says that gives her all the more reason to take adequate time away.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 19 June 2018
  • But lawyers handling the city's case say that's not adequate.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Some mothers who would like to work lack adequate child care to do so.
    — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The silverware and dishes were clean, and the meals were adequate.
    — Beth Nakamura, The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • If the snowfall doesn't last long, installing a set of skid chains is adequate.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Check roast after two hours to make sure there is still adequate liquid in the pan.
    — The View, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Leg and headroom are more than adequate even for those over six feet tall.
    — Dan Seifert, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The district hopes that the extra day off will give teachers adequate time to prepare for the week.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Several of my day lily clumps and a stand of Salvia looked quite adequate for the purpose.
    — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2017
  • But these types of networks aren't yet adequate to meet the demand.
    — Kimberly Leonard, Washington Examiner, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The rear seating is adequate, for average-sized humans, and the trunk is big enough to load up for the links.
    — Charles Fleming, latimes.com, 7 June 2019
  • Amending the soil once a year should be adequate for your garden.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 15 Nov. 2020
  • But the group of detractors didn’t feel the response was adequate.
    — Christine Yu, Outside Online, 25 June 2019
  • What would be an adequate amount to motivate you to find him?
    — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2018
  • Dig each hole to a depth recognized in your area as being adequate for the frost line.
    — Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The point of these objects is to be able to use them far from a wall outlet, so adequate battery life is key.
    — Will Palmer, Outside Online, 29 May 2018

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