Used in a Sentence

potential

How to use potential in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for potential.

Editorial note

Why not drop the ad hominem, and sell to your potential customers instead?

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

the inherent capacity for coming into being

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of potential gathered in one view.

noun

the inherent capacity for coming into being

noun

the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

adjective

existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for potential.

noun

the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

adjective

existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"

adjective

expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"

Example sentences

1

Why not drop the ad hominem, and sell to your potential customers instead?

2

Get one where you're surrounded by people who impress you in an industry/market that has potential. That's where you'll find your next co-founder.

3

He explains without getting defensive and, in my opinion, helps Yahoo come out of this with a potential PR win. Well done.

4

Ofcourse, you think people will never come to know, but this has the potential to be a good story and press will pick it up. I will not be surprised if Techcrunch or Wired Enterprise picks this up first.

5

It doesn't have to hold you back - your attitude has to convince a potential employer that your background makes you a great candidate, not a worse one.

6

In the attack tree, a shiv smuggled past the checkpoint would need to have the potential to coerce the cockpit before it would factor in to a risk matrix for the plane. I served in Special Forces before and after 9/11.

7

But this is a very serious situation and if left unchecked it may damage the potential for you to do good work for the rest of your life. Reasons: * The commenters who are warning about burnout are right.

8

But don't NOT go to tech parties, because that's where you'll meet investors and other potential contacts. Being a woman in tech is like walking through a maze with minefields at every turn and never knowing which one you'll hit.

9

However, this system has the potential to silence a lot of high quality comments on any threads that aren't on the front-page for an extended period of time. Thus, you get a feedback loop.

10

If ALL Musk does with the Hyperloop announcement is shed more light on the potential debacle that is to be our $70b+ high-speed rail in California, we owe him a debt of gratitude. PS - Direct link to the Hyperloop plans .

11

They explain which data was compromised and the potential implications. No double-talk.

12

Thinking like a "yes, if" person can unlock so much potential. A friend of mine, one of the most talented and knowledgeable game programmers around, could easily have shot down many of the ambitious ideas that came his way.

13

But the vendors sometimes tell hospitals that they cannot update FDA- approved systems, leaving those systems open to potential attacks. In fact, the agency encourages such updates.

14

- every single one of your peer teams suddenly becomes a potential DOS attacker. Nobody can make any real forward progress until very serious quotas and throttling are put in place in every single service.

15

And, as noted, even the parties themselves had not raised the issue on the key appeal as a ground for potential reversal. Thus, everyone was stunned when the Federal Circuit reversed the judgment against Newegg on that ground, invalidated the patent, and threw the case out.

16

There is so much squandered potential at that company, which is a weird thing to say considering how much they've done and are still doing. I'm waiting for a hip rebranding of the term 'management' once these no-management companies realize they have issues that cannot be resolved by hiring supposedly perfect people.

17

Yes, the effect of the copying on the market or value of the copyrighted works actually enhances the sales of books for the copyright holders by increasing their visibility and making them accessible to potential buyers, and this too favors a finding of fair use. All this is true, and is pretty carefully analyzed in the decision.

18

We should not be surprised that Obama did not reverse any of Bush's controversial decisions because they were not actually controversial among those with power or with the potential to gain power. Generally speaking, when an issue is touted as being highly controversial between the major parties, it consists of 98% solid agreement and 2% hyped up disagreement.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use potential in a sentence?

Why not drop the ad hominem, and sell to your potential customers instead?

What does potential mean?

the inherent capacity for coming into being

What part of speech is potential?

potential is commonly used as noun, adjective.