How to Use adequate in a Sentence

adequate

adjective

• 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.
• Of course, that means that people need to have adequate access to their medication.
  — Kristen Fischer, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
• There wouldn’t be enough to go around this year, not and still meet obligations to keep the river moving adequate water out of state.
  — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 2022
• Most benches with a steel (or alloy steel) construction above 50 pounds are more than adequate for average at-home lifting.
  — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
• Thousands of people remain on the streets of Lebanon without adequate shelter, bedding or clothing.
  — Unicef Usa, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
• That includes everything from ensuring adequate airflow to protecting the house, people and pets from from any errant sparks.
  — Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2022
• However, frozen ground and clearer skies in midwinter could also help forces that have adequate winter equipment, analysts said.
  — Isabel Coles, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2022
• The Sun Devils hadn't had many gains on the day for that many yards and the offensive line had been struggling to give Bourguet adequate time to throw.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2022
• While the ube purple yam can be hard to find in the U.S., ube powder and ube extract are more easily accessible and adequate for most recipes.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
• In a country where a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line, the government has long struggled to provide adequate emergency relief.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
• Continuous auditing is key to ensure the adequate operation of those controls.
  — Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
• This launched a flood of political ads, as the quote spoke to the process in which Obamacare was written behind the scenes and then thousands of pages of text were rammed through without members having adequate time to read them.
  — The Editors, National Review, 17 Nov. 2022
• While there isn't one food or snack that will lead to weight loss, incorporating these nutrient-dense snacks as part of a balanced diet can help promote a healthy weight alongside adequate hydration and an active lifestyle.
  — Stefani Sassos, M.s., R.d.n., C.s.o., C.d.n., Good Housekeeping, 17 Nov. 2022
• 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

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024