Definition of Suffice

be enough or adequate

Examples of Suffice in a sentence

Do you think bleach will suffice as a cleaning agent in the restroom?  🔊

Suffice it to say the increase in gas prices will reduce the number of families driving across the country during the holidays.  🔊

For this scratch, I am sure a small bandage will suffice as a dressing.  🔊

Since I only have thirty dollars, this amount must suffice for my weekly food purchases.  🔊

The security agent told me my credit card alone would not suffice as a form of identification.  🔊

Until the prison is built, the county jail will suffice as a holding area for all long-term inmates.  🔊

As long as the bank is closed, the cash we have must suffice.  🔊

In this recession it is doubtful that decreasing the interest rate will suffice as a means of stimulating the economy.  🔊

Candlelight will have to suffice until the power is restored in our neighborhood.  🔊

When I stared into my mother’s angry eyes, I knew no explanation would suffice for the broken window in her bedroom.  🔊

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