Example Sentences

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Because the U.S. was insufficiently prepared, Iran succeeded in closing the strait and then operating it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He’s insufficiently grateful to the people he owes, and insufficiently apologetic to those he’s wronged.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Sharp price spikes, however, can “still pressure utilities that are insufficiently hedged, potentially leading to earnings volatility or delayed cost recovery,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Researchers say, however, that these devices are essential to supplement official data that they view as fragmented and insufficiently independent.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

The air of “anxious effort” that suffused the park reminded Candace Wheeler, the designer hired to decorate the Woman’s Building, “of an insufficiently equipped household preparing for visitors.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson