How to Use potential in a Sentence

potential

1 of 2 adjective

• The project has potential risks.
• Critics say the factory poses a potential threat to the environment.
• Doctors are excited about the new drug's potential benefits.
• He is a potential candidate for president.
• The next potential storm isn’t close to land yet.
  — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
• Beck once was viewed as a potential first-round prospect.
  — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
• Any sound bite is a potential weapon.
  — Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
• Any sound bite is a potential weapon.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
• The two sides have sparred over the potential deal in the past month.
  — Kate Duffy, Fortune, 6 July 2026
• There is a lot of potential and there is a lot of room to grow still.
  — Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 1 Aug. 2019
• He was seen as one of the potential fastest risers in his class.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• Your sales team will say the wrong thing to potential buyers.
  — David Farinella, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
• Charah wants to show all the potential buyers what could be done on the site.
  — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022
• That gives him a high floor as a potential sixth man early on, if not a starter.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
• But right now, this one looks like a potential first-round preview.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• Could voice notes be a potential pirate move?
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• There is also fear of potential oil spills.
  — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
• At the same time, there’s some potential good news for Democrats in the new poll.
  — Linley Sanders, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
• The best part for a potential signer?
  — Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
• Think of it like a potential pay cut at a company.
  — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
• But there’s a lot of potential for things to go in a lot of directions.
  — Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, 21 June 2018
• This was rich and saucy and had so much potential, but was too salty for both Nona and me.
  — oregonlive, 16 June 2023
• Some of that potential is tangled up with youth in the lineup.
  — Skip Snow, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 3 Feb. 2020
• Half of the group get the potential vaccine and half a placebo.
  — Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 16 Nov. 2020
• Varas has been firm when asked about a potential Lozano return.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
• But potential adopters keep standing her up.
  — Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
• What Moss fears the most is the potential long-term effects of covid.
  — Ellen McCarthy, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2022
• Quite a few names have already been brought up as potential targets.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
• Main threat will be potential for heavy rainfall, mainly to the east of our area.
  — Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, 13 May 2018
• Not the big name studs, but both have potential for nice production.
  — Si Fantasy Staff, SI.com, 30 Aug. 2019

potential

2 of 2 noun

• He has the potential to be one of the team's best players.
• The company has a lot of potential for future growth.
• Scientists are exploring the potentials of the new drug.
• The new technology has the potential to transform the industry.
• There is potential in the new technology, but it will be a long time before it can actually be used.
• He shows enormous potential as an athlete.
• But with all of those arms and legs come high turnover potential.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2021
• The potential of that died ages ago.
  — Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• Atwell’s draft potential is about more than just his speed, though.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Sep. 2020
• This young group has a lot of work ahead of it, but the potential is there.
  — Joe Magill, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022
• That's the tricky part about potential.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
• The name alone screams meme potential.
  — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
• No movie as of that date had proven to have real toy potential.
  — Carol Motsinger, The Seattle Times, 25 Dec. 2017
• Achane’s potential for big plays.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
• The cold wind above treeline at first shut me down to the day's potential.
  — Author: Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2018
• And that potential is spilling over onto the plate.
  — Ligaya Malones, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
• But in the long term, yeah, there is the potential for healing and peace.
  — Vox First Person, Vox, 23 Mar. 2018
• Because of their weight, cast-iron pans have the potential to be a weapon.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
• Ojulari has shown enough where there could still be starter potential.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
• The farm couldn't be used to its full potential since its staff size decreased.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2023
• Is your team playing up to its potential?
  — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 12 May 2026
• But the cost of out-of-state tuition trumped on-the-field potential.
  — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2018
• But the city sees potential in this relic.
  — Ishan Thakore, NPR, 20 May 2026
• The grounds do have the potential to dye lighter shades, so don’t leave them in your hair for too long.
  — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
• The cost—in terms of potential—is enormous.
  — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
• And with two first-round picks, that potential is higher than it’s been in over a decade.
  — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
• Keep one on hand at all times this summer to stay cool — and max out your skin’s glow potential.
  — Teen Vogue, 3 July 2019
• Give it time to reveal its potential.
  — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
• The Terps have shown flashes of potential on both ends of the floor.
  — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 7 Jan. 2022
• The potential for anyone who could create such a tool was huge.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 June 2026