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

Sheriff Fraser concluded the system for checking food was being served to the correct person was not satisfactory.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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

And while President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for "restraint" and announced measures to try to address grievances, "the issue for us is the end of the regime, and nothing else is satisfactory", she said.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Francis wanted no time lost in seeing whether a satisfactory three-dimensional model could be built, since the geneticists and nucleic-acid biochemists should not misuse their time and facilities any longer than necessary.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson