How to use potential in a sentence

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• The senator asked the party chief to put the hard word on his potential rivals.From the entry hard
• Mary has been touted as a potential successor to the current CEO.From the entry tout
• Every person who steps through the door is a potential buyer, so acknowledge their presence.From the entry buyer
• The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.From the entry contact
• The publisher made an estimation on the potential value of the new novel.From the entry estimation
• You should move these structures from the stack to the heap to avoid a potential stack overflow.From the entry heap
• The bird was courting a potential mate by performing an elaborate dance.From the entry court
• Heroin is a Schedule I drug with a high potential for abuse.From the entry schedule
• Our investors are psyched up about the profitability potential of our new product.From the entry psyched up
• The Nutty Professor franchise explores the light comedic potential of a mad scientist.From the entry mad scientist
• Dr Strangelove explores the darker comedic potential of a mad scientist.From the entry mad scientist
• The prosecuting attorney was concerned about the potential disappearance of witnesses.From the entry disappearance
• We've got three dress rehearsals before the opening night to prepare ourselves for any potential technical issues.From the entry dress rehearsal
• He listened to the salesman's pitch warily, sensing a potential scam.From the entry warily
• Once a potential employer learns that you've been institutionalized, you can forget about getting the job.From the entry institutionalized
• She was a wonderful cultivator of potential in her direct reports.From the entry cultivator
• We strive to create a no-pressure environment in which your child can fulfill her potential.From the entry no pressure
• The gene was not transcribable, and therefore had no potential to be active.From the entry transcribable
• The company was delighted to be namechecked in the lyrics, gaining exposure to potential new consumers.From the entry namecheck
• Dexmethylphenidate is a pharmaceutical that should be kept in secure places because of its potential for abuse.From the entry dexmethylphenidate
• Quantum computing has the potential to break many previously unbreakable forms of encryption.From the entry quantum computing
• These diverse options for biomass from paludiculture show its great potential for future circular bio-economy applications.From the entry paludiculture
• The global warming potential of twenty tons of N₂O is over five kilotons CO₂-eq.From the entry carbon dioxide-equivalent
• Don't qualify out too many people, or you'll lose potential sales.From the entry qualify out
• One potential butterfly could be JFK having another son the year after the POD instead of a daughter.From the entry butterfly
• We are alive to the ongoing potential for terrorist attacks.From the entry alive
• Upon returning from the field, he went into isolation for a week so as not to infect anyone with potential diseases.From the entry isolation
• By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.From the entry excite
• Every person who passes by is a potential customer.From the entry customer
• Objective assessment is good, but defeatism will reduce our potentials even when the prospects for victory have never been nearer.From the entry defeatism
• The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.From the entry enlist
• Taking classes in a subject is a good way to test the waters and explore a potential career.From the entry test the waters
• We have yet to see the fulfilment of his potential.From the entry fulfilment
• I know my idea seems cracky, but it has potential.From the entry cracky
• An illegal house-search is both a grave violation of privacy and potential grounds to dismiss any evidence that is found.From the entry house-search
• The hefty price tag scared off any potential buyers.From the entry scare off

Meaning of potential

1. noun A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
2. noun The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
3. noun The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.

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Questions about potential in a sentence

How do you use potential in a sentence?

Potential is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician.”

What is a short sentence with potential?

“The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.”

What does potential mean?

Potential means a currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).