How to Use underutilize in a Sentence

underutilize

verb

• Ferrera’s role is fine but underutilized.
  — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
• In contrast to the above techniques, brand mascots are underutilized and show good potential to build brands.
  — Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• Meanwhile, Lombard’s strong arm and slick glove would be underutilized if positioned away from short or third.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 May 2026
• Almost all infrastructure is underutilized part of the time, like a highway that gets packed only at rush hour.
  — Shannon Osaka The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2025
• The school system says there are too few students for too much classroom space, and some schools are overcrowded while others are underutilized.
  — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
• The bus is the most underrated — and underutilized — way of getting to the Rockaways these days.
  — Lindsey Weber, Curbed, 17 June 2026
• Michael Mayer is also underutilized by the Raiders.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
• Project proposals said the lanes are underutilized and confusing to drivers.
  — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 19 June 2026
• Many of the Division I transfers who came in were underutilized at their previous schools and have thrived.
  — Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
• Walker felt somewhat underutilized this past season.
  — Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• While not new to New York, this kind of coordination is underutilized and episodic.
  — Daniela Gilbert, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
• For one, during the dotcom era, much of the infrastructure built—such as fiber-optic cables—remained underutilized for years.
  — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
• The few medications that exist are massively underutilized, and none works across all substances.
  — Ziyad Al-Aly, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026
• He’s been underutilized in the Eagles offense, and changes to the system could help diversify his route concepts.
  — Zach Berman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• That’s despite the study noting that certain groups in specific industries were still underutilized.
  — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
• Amaryllis is underutilized, no doubt, because of a misconception as to its hardiness.
  — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
• The word ‘intentional’ is overused, and the act of being intentional is underutilized.
  — Bo Howard, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
• Underemployment refers to working in a role that underutilizes your skills, usually at a lower wage or in a part-time position.
  — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
• And if anything, MAID is underutilized.
  — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
• Her people feel encouraged but underutilized.
  — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• This grant provides money to communities to spur redevelopment of spaces that have sat idle, abandoned or underutilized for at least two years.
  — Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
• Furthermore, the town is underutilizing the very investments residents have already paid for.
  — Rickford Kirton, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
• Whether served atop a baked potato or folded into a creamy potato salad—or even as the star in sour cream poundcake—sour cream is rarely underutilized, so picking one that meets all your needs is important.
  — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
• Cary Grant is a little underutilized, and the central relationship could benefit from more time to develop.
  — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
• Resort officials said that specific gate was underutilized.
  — Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
• Yet, in many organizations, this data is underutilized.
  — Fran Rosch, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• First-line management is medications, but they’re grossly underutilized.
  — Lipi Roy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• Mayor Sue Finkam, in a news release, said the current pathway along this portion of Range Line Road is underutilized.
  — Jake Allen, IndyStar, 12 Feb. 2026
• Universal made good use of the rumbling theater seats during action sequences even if the 180-degree wraparound nature of the theater was underutilized.
  — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
• At the same time, Venezuela’s productive capacity remains underutilized.
  — Oscar De La Rosa, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026