suffice

Example Sentences

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If your stepmother acknowledged in the email she sent you after the statute of limitations expired on contesting the will, even implicitly, that she promised to give you $500,000, that could suffice.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

“I anticipate that most, if not all, states will eventually issue forms of identification that suffice to establish lawful presence.”

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

A 2% or 3% growth rate might suffice for your food and shelter costs, but bank on medical costs going up by at least 5% a year.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The streets of America did not need to be paved with gold; it would suffice to be less mired in muck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

That, and being dead, should suffice to hold them harmless.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin