How to Use untapped in a Sentence

untapped

adjective
  • But there’s so much more untapped talent that needs to be reached.
    Andrew Beers, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
  • There’s an untapped need for long commutes in chilly weather.
    Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2019
  • That said, some funds may already be available–just untapped.
    Tim Requarth, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Here, a design lover's guide on where to stay and what to do in the untapped region.
    Jaimie Potters, ELLE Decor, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Sukhoi Log mine, thought to be one of the biggest untapped gold mines in the world.
    Thomas Grove, WSJ, 25 June 2021
  • There is a lot of untapped wisdom in the citizens of this state.
    Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2020
  • That means your untapped balance of the loan grows to keep up with inflation.
    Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • Making use of untapped vertical space is a great way to store more in your kitchen and pantry.
    Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
  • For us, Asia still has so much untapped potential.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
  • As a result, a lot of potential goes untapped.
    Philipp Lahm, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • As in Boston, yes, there's untapped upside here, and there's a hole or two to fill.
    Jack Dickey, SI.com, 29 June 2018
  • People look out at the expanse of the bay and see this untapped potential.
    Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 19 June 2019
  • But this region also holds one of the largest untapped copper reserves in the world.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The mines have tens of millions of dollars of untapped copper deposits in them.
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Smith thinks there are untapped aspects of Brazzell’s game that can be opened up in the right offense.
    Mike Kaye may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
  • One of the biggest untapped assets brands have is their own customer data.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Australia is known for being home to huge nuggets of gold and for having untapped gold reserves.
    Alicia Kortendick, oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2020
  • With his newfound free time, the father of two vowed to acquire an untapped skill every week.
    Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2020
  • That means the marketers are back in the hunt, searching for new pools of untapped listeners.
    Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2022
  • A lot of people want to help students go through this process because there's a lot of untapped talent.
    Amy Diluna, NBC News, 19 May 2017
  • Claude Gilbert always thought Colorado was an untapped oil well.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Her sense of delight in the surrounding world is an untapped talent.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Broadnax said much of the city's land mass remains untapped, and offers plenty of room for more growth.
    Hayat Norimine, Dallas News, 6 July 2019
  • And at 24, other teams may still view him as having untapped upside.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Your fridge, whether stainless steel or textured plastic, is an untapped gold mine of storage space.
    Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That leaves 93% of the world untapped and unrelatable to you.
    Stacey O'Byrne, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
  • This has allowed the alkali flies—also known as brine flies—to make use of an untapped resource.
    Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The figures might not add up now, but the amount of untapped energy available ought to be hard to ignore.
    WIRED, 26 Oct. 2022
  • While the stalks can be chopped up and used in salads, stir-fry recipes, soups, and stews, the leaves hold untapped potential, too.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 13 June 2025
  • But the games rarely got play on the biggest platforms, so the untapped potential could never be met.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024

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