How to Use requisite in a Sentence

requisite

adjective
  • The next year, Dustin passed the requisite 180 score needed to make the team.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2022
  • At the time, there was the requisite gnashing of teeth.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The Knicks already have the requisite salary-cap space to sign both.
    — Andrew Greif, latimes.com, 29 June 2019
  • Unlike Trout and Betts, Baez isn’t a lock to reach the requisite 30 homers.
    — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 18 June 2018
  • Rows of soloists and a male chorus kept the requisite six feet apart.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2021
  • But as many of us know, life can often get in the way of reading the requisite book.
    — Jessica Bumpus, elle.com, 3 June 2023
  • The act passed the House when Democrats controlled the chamber last year, but failed to win the requisite 60 votes in the Senate.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 2 Feb. 2023
  • After the requisite time, strain it and, blammo, brown stock to beat the band.
    — James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Most teams haven't been able to do the requisite scouting work.
    — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 27 Mar. 2020
  • This being Huntsville, the menu also has the requisite shrimp and grits ($15).
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The Reds hit the requisite grand slam and got a flawless start from Matt Harvey.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 1 July 2018
  • Such a proposal failed to gain the requisite votes last year or in 2019.
    — Rebecca Elliott, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Some of these storms have strong gusty winds and hail and the requisite thunder and lightning.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2021
  • Most won just the requisite six games, but the largest success story has to be Auburn in 2013.
    — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2019
  • But what if the requisite crisis doesn’t emerge, or goes away?
    — Amity Shlaes, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024
  • There was, of course, the requisite fake snowstorm, through which hunks with huskies made their way.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2018
  • The requisite pop of tangy lingonberries hits just the right Nordic note.
    — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 18 Dec. 2020
  • Inside the stone façade are 52 rooms replete with all the requisite comforts and a dash of French flair.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2023
  • Warming help is on the way with these six requisite items!
    — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • And, of course, there’s the requisite Barack Obama still-photo cameo.
    — Armond White, National Review, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Forget the big, open kitchens requisite in new homes these days.
    — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Aside from the requisite hiking boots, there are many smaller items that come in handy while on the trail.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 20 Nov. 2019
  • There are requisite sides like mac ‘n’ cheese and crispy green beans and, for dessert, Cake-Shakes that blend cake and scooped ice cream.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Of the rest, Lanthimos, Nolan, and Scorsese have the requisite scale and vision to feel like locks.
    — Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Rounding out the changes are a new set of forged wheels and the requisite Hennessey graphics and badging.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 July 2023
  • The former would have brought the necessary guts, the latter the requisite charm.
    — Thomas Vinciguerra, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Their goal will be to form a large enough coalition to secure the requisite 75% of the votes necessary to elect a pope.
    — Time, 7 May 2025
  • Lendzion put in the requisite time to develop his new craft.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Maybe there’s some shiro ebi (baby white shrimp) and gold leaf along with the requisite toro, uni and caviar.
    — Andy Wang, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Smith would’ve loved to have played a lawyer, but his schedule didn’t allow for the requisite number of shooting days.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 May 2025

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