suffice
Example Sentences
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A simple “thank you” would not suffice for 30 to 60 minutes of your time, especially in the wake of such a dangerous cold front.
From MarketWatch
Potato sacks were restitched as dresses for the girls while ugly brogans that didn’t fit had to suffice as shoes.
From Los Angeles Times
The streets of America did not need to be paved with gold; it would suffice to be less mired in muck.
Solomon’s response didn’t suffice for Wells Fargo’s Mike Mayo, who followed up by needling the investment bank.
Conféderation Rurale and Conféderation Paysanne say the policy is being brutally applied, and is in any case unnecessary because a combination of selective culling and vaccination would suffice.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
