How to Use enough in a Sentence

enough

1 of 2 adjective

• Have you got enough money?
• That's enough talk for now; let's get started.
• There's enough food for everyone.
• No, the two of us don’t have enough time to write a book.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2024
• There was the love that didn’t last and the affection that wasn’t enough.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
• The kitchen is compact, but has enough space to cook meals and store food.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 21 July 2023
• The rollers are able to stay hot for about 15 minutes—enough time to seal your curls.
  — Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2023
• The best part was probably the fact that the Clippers bench couldn't get enough of it.
  — Evan Desai, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
• In the beginning, the hope was to make enough from the box office to be able to keep making films.
  — Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
• On the flip side, most people don’t drink enough water.
  — Korin Miller, Health, 3 Aug. 2023
• That’s enough to give him the nod over the more accomplished Gordon.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2023
• The buzz is bad and there might not be enough curiosity to save this cat in the weeks ahead.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2024
• While some have shared concerns about the trend, others can’t get enough.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2023
• Offer a large tasting pour or even a full glass if there is enough to spare.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2024
• As if this weren’t more than enough to keep tabs on, Drake also has a new album dropping at the end of the month.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• But will education alone be enough to set him on the right path?
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• My music, my films, my art, my message—that should be enough.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 16 June 2023
• This year’s deficit means the lakes are missing enough ice to cover an area roughly the size of West Virginia.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
• That is a total of $760 a year in rewards and more than enough to cover the cost of Prime membership.
  — Martha C. White, wsj.com, 17 Nov. 2023
• Push the file forward; two or three strokes on each cutter should be enough to sharpen it.
  — Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
• Nevertheless, be sure to bring along enough bags to pick up pet waste.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
• Not great screenplays, but decent enough ideas to not have me get evicted.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
• But for many people, just having to look at them is enough to instill fear.
  — Angela Yang, NBC News, 16 June 2023
• The stretch fabric offers enough structure and support yet still molds to your shape.
  — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2024
• The star quarterback did enough to earn some MVP votes last season.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
• Because of this, taking a supplement to support the health of their ‘new’ sperm with enough time is key.
  — Casey Seiden, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024
• Dominating the present and owning the future are no longer enough for her.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
• But that was more than enough for the Angels, who received a gem from starter Tyler Anderson.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
• But as Monday’s financial disclosure showed, that niche market might not be enough to put the company in the black.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• For many people, though, working into their golden years simply comes down to lacking enough money to stop working and keep a roof over their heads.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024

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enough

2 of 2 adverb

• That's good enough for me.
• I couldn't run fast enough to catch up with her.
• We can do it if they help enough.
• Are you rich enough to retire?
• She's old enough to know better.
• As if the crowds aren't bad enough, the parking situation is terrible.
• Oddly enough, they've never actually met.
• The 10-minute bike ride back home couldn’t end fast enough.
  — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2024
• The plantain was sweet and long enough to fill the tortilla.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
• This year, there was only one day — May 7 — on which the skies cleared enough to see the sun.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
• Slice the okra: Once the okra is cool enough to handle, get out your favorite knife and slice up the okra.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
• There was this sense of, Is James big enough that this is worth talking about?
  — Vulture, 22 Dec. 2023
• The thing to do, according to Jordan, is to get hot enough to get out.
  — Khari Nixon, Spin, 28 Aug. 2023
• But the birds are rare enough that few Floridians have ever seen one in the wild.
  — Michael Adno, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
• Roll out four of those into strands just long enough to fully drape over the loaves.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
• Not just the bull’s-eye, but the invisible dot in the middle of the bull’s-eye that’s only big enough for him.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• The shirt is long enough to keep the look decent, but not quite long enough to qualify as a dress.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2023
• Everyone breaks the law, some of us are just smart enough to do it legally.
  — The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
• The question in Detroit is whether any of them will shoot well enough to co-exist.
  — Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 12 July 2023
• Between them, there isn’t a table big enough hold all the awards between them.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023
• But there was still a problem — a recording of the five poems wouldn’t be long enough to fill both sides of a record.
  — Sam Dolnick, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• But Joseph has shown enough at the slot in this camp that the club could be comfortable taking its time with Lewis.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
• The weight of the mask is just light enough to feel comforting rather than constricting.
  — Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2024
• Looking for a sturdy pair of hiking boots that are durable enough to last for years to come?
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
• As a child, the house had seemed spacious, ample enough to contain the five lives that resided there.
  — Melanie McCabe, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• Tellingly, the title doesn’t manage to sell well enough to place on the Top Album Sales chart.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• But the tech is early enough that a human will still need to verify the outputs.
  — Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 30 June 2023
• The real question is whether our systems can adapt fast enough.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2023
• Tall enough to chill a bottle of wine (or 33 cans) while slim enough to fit behind a car seat, this cooler is ideal for road trips, picnics, beach days, and more.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
• Kyle Denis: None of the music on Delete is interesting or impressive enough to rise out of the shadow of Cole’s decisions during this period – and that’s perfectly okay.
  — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024