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.
• 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
• 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
• But even with thick seeds like squash, beans cucumbers and corn, a half inch of soil is adequate.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022
• Healthy diet, adequate sleep, exercise and not smoking are at the top of the list.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
• That's plenty adequate for a decent walk or even a slow jog—your call.
  — Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 9 May 2024