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Six example sentences with adequate, each labelled with its topic.
Built to code, the stairwell was adequate for an office, but a concert hall would need three times the width.
Architecture
One pot of rice is adequate for four guests; invite a fifth and someone leaves the table hungry.
Cooking
Her kit lens is adequate in daylight, though anything after dusk turns grainy enough to notice on a phone.
Photography
Three months of expenses in savings is adequate for most households, though freelancers should aim for six.
Finance
His defense was adequate, never great, but his shooting kept him on the floor in every close game.
Basketball
The prototype was adequate for a demo, though it crashed whenever two users logged in at the same time.
Startups
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