have sufficed
- present perfect of suffice.
Example Sentences
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Count us among those who think the red card was excessive; a yellow card would have sufficed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
"A tin of paint and a tin of WD40 would have sufficed - now they're saying it costs too much for upkeep."
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2024
A long, dull succession of Zoom calls would not have sufficed.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
Still, Braff sometimes takes the more obvious, melodramatic route when a subtler approach to certain themes and actions would have sufficed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
Five years ago, a handful of patrol boats would have sufficed, but now they were at war with Everica, the recently united Stone Kingdom, and they’d tightened the restrictions on trade and travel.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
