insufficient
Example Sentences
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On Monday, he said a temporary ceasefire proposal being circulated was insufficient.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
It warned it had "insufficient funds" to deliver a far more extensive plan to restore the landscape, which had previously been agreed.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
That lawsuit was dismissed in June, with Liman finding the claims legally insufficient.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
The panel concludes that “there is insufficient evidence to support a finding of misconduct measured against the standard of beyond a reasonable doubt.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
A number twenty times that size still would have been woefully insufficient.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing insufficient
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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