insufficient
Example Sentences
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More than 80% of its members believe staffing levels are insufficient to meet patient needs, while many have seen colleagues leave the NHS because workloads have become increasingly overwhelming, it said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
The wide-ranging proposals say reactive action would be insufficient, and online marketplaces would need to "act with due care to prevent, identify and remove dangerous products being sold via their platforms".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
On Monday, he said a temporary ceasefire proposal being circulated was insufficient.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
He contended that the evidence at trial was insufficient to sustain the conviction or to show that the proper venue for the trial was Texas.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Most of the woods will offer insufficient cover.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing insufficient
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Bridge to Terabithia
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