Below you will find example sentences with "thick enough". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Thick Enough in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: thick
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23 words

Words in this phrase

thick enough

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • thick can mean: Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. Frequent word
  • enough can mean: Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

it s thick enough 2× cool until thick enough to spread 1× gravy looks thick enough already 1× isn t thick enough for your 1× it is thick enough to be 1× lake are thick enough for snowmobilers 1× leaders with thick enough skin to 1× must be thick enough to cover 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cassidy s more 1× i wait until 1× ice is still 1× if the sauce 1× in past years 1× it s sturdy 1×

Common sentence endings:

s thick enough 2× a compression waistband 1× a good thing 1× a spoon in 1× broken off intact 1× but still pourable 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

ice 5× gravy 3× road 3× lake 2× drive 2× heat 2× keep 2× spoon 2× let 2× cool 2× sure 2× once 2×

Related phrases

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Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around thick:

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Just before it in the phrase index:

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Just after it in the phrase index:

thin air thin client thin layer things differently things happen think differently

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

good enough lucky enough fast enough smart enough weren enough loud enough

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "thick enough" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as it s thick enough, cool until thick enough to spread, ice, gravy and road stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with good enough, lucky enough, convert thick and convert thick, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with thick enough

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Others are thick enough to stand a spoon in. (9 words)

I wait until I’m sure it’s thick enough. (10 words)

Let icing cool until thick enough to spread but still pourable. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

The tangle of political disputes and shadowy plots that leads to Kel and Lin crossing paths is not only thick enough to make the several hundred pages fly by, it will leave readers eager for a series full of twists and turns. (42 words)

In past years, lake ice was so thick that it was possible to drive over it or go sailing on iceboats; but in the first decade of the 21st century, the ice has not been thick enough for such activities. (40 words)

My starter from the three-course menu (A$100, about £54) was a nicely moist roasted blue mackerel with a rich beetroot that had been baked in a salt crust thick enough to be broken off intact. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

In past years, lake ice was so thick that it was possible to drive over it or go sailing on iceboats; but in the first decade of the 21st century, the ice has not been thick enough for such activities.

If the sauce isn’t thick enough for your liking, you can continue boiling over medium-high heat, uncovered, until it reduces enough to reach your desired thickness.

The result must be thick enough to cover the dahi puri, but thin enough to sit upon it smoothly.

It’s sturdy enough to maintain some crunch on the plate, and thick enough to keep the meat within tender – and, most importantly, completely delicious.

My starter from the three-course menu (A$100, about £54) was a nicely moist roasted blue mackerel with a rich beetroot that had been baked in a salt crust thick enough to be broken off intact.

Put the lime juice and the remaining 40g sugar in a small saucepan on a low heat and cook for three minutes, until dissolved, reduced and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

Skim ice is forming on backwaters, but is not yet thick enough for ice fishing.

The tangle of political disputes and shadowy plots that leads to Kel and Lin crossing paths is not only thick enough to make the several hundred pages fly by, it will leave readers eager for a series full of twists and turns.

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Next, Cliff said he makes his gravy marginally thicker with some gravy powder, but I don't bother with this because my gravy looks thick enough already.

Set aside to let the ganache cool until it is thick enough to be piped.

These leggings are sweat-wicking and thick enough to keep you held in, partially thanks to the help of a compression waistband.

Cassidy’s more candid than most coaches, and the Bruins have leaders with thick enough skin to know that’s a good thing.

I wait until I’m sure it’s thick enough.

Thick enough and juicy to boot, it was the old-fashioned kind of burger once found at the local drive-in.

Ice is still not thick enough to walk on in the Twin Cities.

It was then discovered that the boundary walls supporting this road were not thick enough to withstand the pressure of the road (This is something similar to Ta’ Xhajma Road).

Let icing cool until thick enough to spread but still pourable.

Many lakes in Kent and Montcalm counties are safe for snowmobiles, and parts of Lincoln Lake are thick enough for snowmobilers.

Once that happens, it’s up to each individual to make sure it’s thick enough.

Others are thick enough to stand a spoon in.

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