How to Use underserved in a Sentence

underserved

adjective
  • Who Pays? The other driver, though, is the underserved.
    David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • The program's purpose is to help underserved communities close the gap in the STEM divide.
    Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The show seems to be connecting with that underserved audience.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2023
  • Growing up in an underserved community, there was no room in the budget for top-of-the-line beauty products.
    Celeste Polanco, Essence, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Julie wants to ensure that people who have been long underserved by the healthcare system have access to EC products.
    Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The current rules say any provider applying for a grant to connect underserved communities must deposit 25% of the award amount with a bank.
    Larry Irving, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • This year, the foundation raised $3.15 million to support underserved youth.
    Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Per the release, this is one of many times the Grammy nominee has given back to underserved communities.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • All proceeds are used to fund programs, scholarships and help those in underserved communities learn the joy that being part of a swim team brings, his parents said.
    Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
  • To do that, the Press-Gazette has a private Facebook group where members from these underserved communities comment on our stories.
    Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The nonprofit, which was founded in 2013 and named after Robinson's jersey number, is a baseball league that exposes underserved youth to the sport.
    Simrin Singh, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The rate drops even further for those on Medicaid or in underserved communities.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • About half of them are from underserved communities, Wintriss says.
    IEEE Spectrum, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Electric cars are here to stay, so the Cook County Board has earmarked $5.5 million to install up to 75 charging stations in underserved communities on the south and west suburbs.
    Bob Bong, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Of the 14 Western states analyzed as part of the report, 10 provided more funds than Colorado to help this underserved community.
    Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • After all, flaws in the banking system are one of the factors that have created such dire straits for Detroit and other underserved communities.
    Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The performer also took home the President's Award for years of public service through his New Look foundation, aimed at uplifting underserved youth.
    Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Middle class and affluent parents tend to set up checking accounts for their children, but that’s often not the case in underserved communities.
    Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The event starts at 2:30 p.m. March 4. Teatro San Diego is a nonprofit that was formed during the pandemic to offer performing arts training in underserved communities.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The grants will support 47 projects in 22 states and Puerto Rico, with an emphasis on rural areas and underserved communities.
    Clara McMichael, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The important thing to consider is that there are opportunities in markets that are still underserved.
    WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Part of those plans includes the installation of at least 5,000 new electric vehicle fast-charging stations in underserved communities over the next five years.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • In biotech, lagging health advancements for women and underserved communities are tied to a lack of diversity in pharma and the broader healthcare field.
    Trier Bryant, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • There will be a focus on climate justice, too, with an emphasis on helping underserved communities, according to the White House.
    Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • As in years past, the burden fell acutely on Black residents in the District’s most underserved neighborhoods, especiallyeast of the Anacostia River.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
  • More than 800 homes — many in underserved communities where flood insurance coverage is low — were damaged in the ensuing floods.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Graziano serves on the advisory board for Pencils of Promise with a goal to aid them in their mission to deliver education to underserved communities throughout the globe.
    Breanna Bell, Variety, 31 July 2023
  • Many of the aspiring educators at Grambling State who were kept out of the teaching profession because of these tests, Thomas adds, had expressed a desire to work in underserved communities.
    Emily Tate Sullivan, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Out of that adversity blossomed an authentic style of expression, one that connected with the city’s underserved Black and Latino teens and young adults, and filtered through to graffiti, dance and fashion.
    Glenn Gamboa, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The $1 trillion infrastructure law has raised hopes among the agencies for new railcars, new buses and new lines stretching into underserved communities.
    Ted Mann and Julie Bykowicz, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2022

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