satisfactory

Example Sentences

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There’s no satisfactory answer to that, although it’s fair to say that the papacies of Francis and Leo represent the first serious efforts to reckon with those more recent crimes.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

If the United States wins the WBC championship Tuesday, when no outcome besides victory would have been satisfactory, the team will explode in celebration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

So if Pirro “gets some answers and the answers are satisfactory, then we can move on,” Bessent said.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

"In my view, it is not just or reasonable for him to pay a chartered flight when I have been given no satisfactory explanation for why that should be."

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The men voted to submit demands for increased wages and benefits to the packers on Saturday, July 26, and, barring a satisfactory response, to go out on strike on July 28.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield