insufficiently
Example Sentences
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One common impulse, in which I take part, if insufficiently and awkwardly, is to give someone food or money, or call 911 when someone clearly needs help.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Because the U.S. was insufficiently prepared, Iran succeeded in closing the strait and then operating it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Researchers say, however, that these devices are essential to supplement official data that they view as fragmented and insufficiently independent.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
It comes amid an ongoing dispute between providers of transport to the Unesco world heritage site, with local communities unhappy with what they say is an insufficiently open bidding process.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
The air of “anxious effort” that suffused the park reminded Candace Wheeler, the designer hired to decorate the Woman’s Building, “of an insufficiently equipped household preparing for visitors.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
