Example Sentences

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He said their occupation of the guardhouse would have sufficed in causing disruption and the damage they caused was "gratuitous" and for "performance purposes only".

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Is it remotely possible that any such explanation would have sufficed in previous eras?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

But ultimately, this short, vapid number does nothing to further the already-thin plot and probably could have sufficed as a deleted scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

In our reality, of course, the ordinary pressures of the cable news business might have sufficed to force the call, deal or no deal, steak or chicken.

From New York Times • May 15, 2023

Without that quality, his other virtues would not have sufficed to attain the same effect.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli