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adjective

ample

CEFR B2

more than enough in size or scope or capacity

In a sentence

Six example sentences with ample, each labelled with its topic.

  • Two hours between flights is ample, even at an airport where you must clear immigration and collect your bags.

    Travel

  • One pot of that stew gives ample portions for eight, with a container left over for the freezer.

    Cooking

  • The reading room has ample daylight from the clerestory, so the lamps stay off until late in the afternoon.

    Architecture

  • The bank kept ample reserves through the downturn, so it never had to sell assets at the bottom of the market.

    Finance

  • With ample time on the clock the guard slowed down, walked the ball up, and let the play develop.

    Basketball

  • The court found the tenant had received ample notice, since three letters had gone out over six months.

    Law

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