satisfactory

Example Sentences

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If the United States wins the WBC championship Tuesday, when no outcome besides victory would have been satisfactory, the team will explode in celebration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“There can be language, communication, and other barriers that make it difficult, if not impossible, for consumers to get a satisfactory resolution to their problem.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

And while President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for "restraint" and announced measures to try to address grievances, "the issue for us is the end of the regime, and nothing else is satisfactory", she said.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

"I am seeking assurance that processes have been strengthened to ensure any complaint that comes into Lambeth Palace is responded to in a timely and satisfactory manner."

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

We will be lucky if we can postpone the search for new technologies for a while, until we have discovered some satisfactory things to do with the extra time.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas