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 24-year-old Reyes has a big swing and is full of potential.
  — Tom Withers, baltimoresun.com, 31 July 2019
• There is a lot of potential and there is a lot of room to grow still.
  — Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 1 Aug. 2019
• Half of the group get the potential vaccine and half a placebo.
  — Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 16 Nov. 2020
• What Moss fears the most is the potential long-term effects of covid.
  — Ellen McCarthy, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2022
• Charah wants to show all the potential buyers what could be done on the site.
  — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022
• All three have the potential to score 20-plus points in a game, sometimes in the same game.
  — Jim Lefko, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2018
• What are the potential risks to using topical?minoxidil?
  — Tori Crowther, Allure, 13 Oct. 2022
• This was rich and saucy and had so much potential, but was too salty for both Nona and me.
  — oregonlive, 16 June 2023
• Add it up, and there’s lot of potential, and lots of unknown, which should make the fall fun to watch.
  — Albert Breer, SI.com, 10 July 2018
• If the forecasts are true, the potential impact on the ocean could be big, Yu says.
  — Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 24 June 2020
• To ease potential clients into art, the Lawrences make house calls.
  — oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2022
• But there’s a lot of potential for things to go in a lot of directions.
  — Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, 21 June 2018
• The cafe had potential, but business was sluggish and the food seemed tired.
  — Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2021
• The lease could be transferred to a potential buyer, but some wouldn’t want to take it on.
  — Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2019
• The tight end dropped a potential touchdown pass near the back pylon in the fourth quarter.
  — Emmanuel Morgan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2021
• Some of that potential is tangled up with youth in the lineup.
  — Skip Snow, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 3 Feb. 2020
• The potential buyer made an offer, and the house is now in escrow.
  — New York Times, 4 Feb. 2021
• All of these charges come with the potential for fines and jail time, the authorities say.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2020
• Main threat will be potential for heavy rainfall, mainly to the east of our area.
  — Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, 13 May 2018
• Some of Jupiter’s moons have been studied for the potential to harbor life.
  — National Geographic, 17 June 2019
• Even worse for the Pac-12, its list of potential partners had dwindled by then.
  — Billy Witz, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• Marte seems to be fine with this, but the bouncing around does have at least one potential downside.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2020
• But there’s still a potential for optimism that’s hard to find in other parts of the tech world.
  — Adi Robertson, The Verge, 30 Dec. 2018
• Pineiro missed the potential winning 41-yard field goal.
  — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 3 Nov. 2019
• Bamba, the sixth pick in last month’s draft, showed flashes of potential.
  — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 July 2018
• This was an airline that had a lot of potential but just didn’t have the capital.
  — Barbara Peterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2018

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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.
• The potential for the red flag right now is the price tag.
  — Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2021
• The offshore potential is one of the best on the planet.
  — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2021
• This young group has a lot of work ahead of it, but the potential is there.
  — Joe Magill, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022
• The Terps have shown flashes of potential on both ends of the floor.
  — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 7 Jan. 2022
• But the cost of out-of-state tuition trumped on-the-field potential.
  — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2018
• But in the long term, yeah, there is the potential for healing and peace.
  — Vox First Person, Vox, 23 Mar. 2018
• The potential for confusion is from the color of the cap for the vials.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022
• The top charges against him carry the potential for up to 25 years in prison.
  — Washington Post, 25 May 2018
• This draft class has the potential to shape the future of the franchise.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2021
• The cold wind above treeline at first shut me down to the day's potential.
  — Author: Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2018
• Although not to the degree that the 49ers fell for, the Cowboys saw the potential in Lance, too.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• The fanbase is too big, the villain is too strong, and the potential is too high.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 18 Feb. 2022
• There is also the potential that the Colts could use the franchise tag on him.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2020
• The skinny: This has the most boom/bust potential of any area on the roster.
  — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
• But with all of those arms and legs come high turnover potential.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2021
• Much of the project's power is in its archival potential.
  — Emily Dreyfuss, WIRED, 25 June 2018
• The event has the potential to be a group gathering, as well.
  — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2020
• Sternberg is not a boater, but sees the potential of growth.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2022
• As a way to avoid crowds and the potential of infection, this train of thought makes a lot of sense.
  — Robert Morast, SFChronicle.com, 23 Aug. 2020
• This little red pill has the potential to change the course of the pandemic.
  — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021
• The case’s outcome has the potential to alter the politics of the swing state.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023
• Much of the buzz around 5G is focused on its potential.
  — Klint Finley Joanna Pearlstein simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2022
• The potential for fishing mayhem is along for the ride.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 10 June 2018
• The farm couldn't be used to its full potential since its staff size decreased.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2023

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