How to Use insufficient in a Sentence

insufficient

adjective

• The case was thrown out because of insufficient evidence.
• But to be clear, the progress made is still insufficient.
  — Kimberly Bryant, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
• In short, the judge said there's insufficient evidence now to throw out the case.
  — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2023
• In March 2023, Roiland was cleared of the charges due to insufficient evidence.
  — Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023
• Some of the cookies looked good enough; others had the telltale appearance of dough portions scraped from the sides of the bowl with insufficient flour.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
• Two, the team’s depth had proved insufficient for much of the season even when Melvin was using the full allotment of players.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• The goal of grow lights is to augment where natural light is insufficient.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
• And volumes are insufficient compared to the scale of suffering.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
• There is insufficient data on the other two groups to assess their status.
  — Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
• At this time, there was insufficient evidence to move forward with the trial against the defendant.
  — The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
• There is also insufficient training for physicians about how to spot cancers on non-white skin.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 11 July 2023
• The absences were the result of a large number of teachers calling out from work, as well as an insufficient number of substitutes to respond to the shortage.
  — Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 20 Nov. 2023
• The assessment was that the Russian force was insufficient to protect every line of conflict.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
• The three men were arrested in 2005 but were released due to insufficient evidence.
  — Holly Yan, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
• Manor Solomon, the league’s only Israeli player, found that insufficient.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
• Republicans said the cuts were insufficient, and the tax increases were a nonstarter.
  — Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 27 May 2023
• Michipicoten, meanwhile, has no paved roads, insufficient housing and a water treatment plant in need of upgrades.
  — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
• The problem is not with the indictment itself: there is no real worry that it will be dismissed as legally insufficient, or that the charges are false, or that the crimes aren’t serious enough.
  — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
• But that was deemed insufficient by some Republicans, and 21 joined with every Democrat in voting against the package.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2023
• The pair also contend that Hometown sent payroll checks returned for insufficient funds and stopped payment on payroll checks.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 11 Sep. 2023
• But an officer’s decision to search a car or extend a stop can quickly cross a line if there is insufficient evidence or a lack of consent.
  — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
• Police confirmed to Variety that the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence.
  — Vulture, 3 Aug. 2023
• The truce has brought them relief from bombardment, but the days of calm have been taken up in a frenzied rush to obtain supplies to feed their families as aid enters in greater, but still insufficient, amounts.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2023
• The rest were presented to the Civilian Review Board, which deemed 11 not sustained, six to have insufficient evidence to make a ruling, one unfounded, and one sustained.
  — Sean Cotter, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
• Why is the military sleep method popular? Sleep deprivation, or insufficient sleep, is a problem for many of us.
  — Tanyel Mustafa, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2024
• Attempts by some larger banks to provide a $30 billion dollar lifeline proved to be insufficient to turn things around at First Republic.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 May 2023
• Some distributors praised the company's response to the boycott while others said the efforts have proven insufficient.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 May 2023
• In 2022, he was found not liable for battery in connection to Rapp's claims, concluding that there was insufficient evidence.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
• Newsweek reported that the first hearing was closed to the public and was to address the defense's motion to dismiss the indictment on claims of a biased jury, insufficient evidence and other claims.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
• In many situations where the police are involved and training is insufficient, the results can be violent and even deadly.
  — Koba Ryckewaert Ilvy Njiokiktjien, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024