How to Use untapped in a Sentence
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Sukhoi Log mine, thought to be one of the biggest untapped gold mines in the world.
—Thomas Grove, WSJ, 25 June 2021
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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
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But there’s so much more untapped talent that needs to be reached.
—Andrew Beers, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
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Much of the film A Wrinkle in Time takes place in the untapped corners of our universe.
—Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 8 Mar. 2018
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As Jiao sees it, cities are a huge untapped market for AI.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
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That leaves 93% of the world untapped and unrelatable to you.
—Stacey O'Byrne, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
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There is a lot of untapped wisdom in the citizens of this state.
—Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2020
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One of the best parts about CBD is its untapped potential.
—Maria Loreto, chicagotribune.com, 24 Aug. 2020
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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
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The untapped market is in mom-and-pop restaurants, which make up 40% of the restaurant industry in the U.S.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 28 June 2022
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Last month, the British government gave the go-ahead to develop Rosebank, the largest untapped oil-and-gas field in the North Sea.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
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The trade-off: a decline in the industry’s reserves of untapped oil.
—Bradley Olson, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2018
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People look out at the expanse of the bay and see this untapped potential.
—Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 19 June 2019
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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
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That means the marketers are back in the hunt, searching for new pools of untapped listeners.
—Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2022
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With the 2023 Ram Rampage launching in Brazil, there are clues the new small truck could come to our shores and help the brand cash in on an untapped segment.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 21 June 2023
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The method puts you in touch with untapped bass, even on heavily fished waters.
—Mark Hicks, Field & Stream, 29 June 2020
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Texas was the state with the most untapped potential, 7.8 million acre-feet of urban area runoff each year.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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And as the owner of vast, still untapped resources, the government needed to appoint a task force to head the project.
—Anne Z. Cooke, sacbee.com, 25 May 2017
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The figures might not add up now, but the amount of untapped energy available ought to be hard to ignore.
—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2022
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But he’s got good instincts on the puck and some untapped upside because of his skill, skating and shot.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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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
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There’s an untapped need for long commutes in chilly weather.
—Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2019
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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
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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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With his newfound free time, the father of two vowed to acquire an untapped skill every week.
—Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2020
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That said, some funds may already be available–just untapped.
—Tim Requarth, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022
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Worsham’s 6-foot, 185-pound frame and untapped skill set could give a boost to the unit that’s returning five receivers who caught a pass last year.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 4 May 2022
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One potentially untapped resource is school nurses and other specialists who are often the first point of contact for a child with chronic pain, such as social workers and school counselors.
—Natoshia R. Cunningham, The Conversation, 4 June 2025
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In addition to its strategic location, Somaliland’s minister of energy and minerals says the breakaway state has made progress in oil exploration and boasts untapped stores of the critical mineral lithium.
—Kate Bartlett, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
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