How to Use potentially in a Sentence

potentially

adverb
  • And who should have the right to use and potentially profit from the work?
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • There is just one boat and much could potentially go wrong.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Roberts feared doing so would lead to one easy out, and potentially two if the Padres could turn the play quickly.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
  • This feels like a good time to reset where the 53-man roster could potentially stand.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Who knows, maybe Paige will take Katy's words to heart and change potentially change the judge's come her next performance.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2023
  • So is Hawkgirl going to potentially show a new side of you?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The nation’s capitol could potentially hit 100 degrees for the first time in eight years.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN, 22 June 2024
  • This will reduce the amount of data that is stored in iCloud and potentially exposed to hackers.
    Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But there is talk of potentially giving a stand-alone film to Nik Khan to give her origin story.
    Vulture, 20 June 2023
  • The platform alone suggests the Corvette SUV will be both entertaining to drive and potentially sold in two sizes.
    David Beard, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The soonest the asteroid would potentially impact Earth isn't for more than two decades.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Dennis and his wife move on to potentially cooler options, leaving Whitney to be the one who spends the hour sweating.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Last-minute changes can happen and derail months of planning, potentially starting off your trip on a bad note.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • The right choice can protect your home from the harsh elements and potentially save you money on repairs and energy costs in the long run.
    Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
  • This means boxes can break when lifted or moved, potentially causing the items inside to break.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Sign up today and potentially save up to 50% on your next beach vacation.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 7 May 2024
  • That led to a discussion on potentially beneficial add-ins to that first cup of Joe.
    Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The soft spot that resulted can make even the simplest bumps potentially deadly.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 July 2024
  • But others warned the council against taking measures that would conflict with state law and would potentially be costly for the city.
    Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The next destination will see a delay, and potentially the one after that.
    Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
  • They were launched from Yemen, heading north along the Red Sea, potentially towards targets in Israel.
    ABC News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Dandelion siphonophore This potentially new species of dandelion siphonophore was imaged on the deep slopes of Rose Atoll.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 26 May 2023
  • As for being potentially the world’s first nepo daddy in a world of nepo babies, Rob has no problem with accepting the honor.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 23 May 2023
  • How many potentially great storytellers lack the confidence to write because of dyslexia, or the effects of a stroke?
    Mark Soares, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2023
  • Despite that, a surge in demand for products and services could potentially send home prices even higher if the supply doesn’t match the demand.
    Rachel Dalloo, Quartz, 16 Sep. 2024
  • In the coming days there will likely be a lot of interest and potentially noise surrounding our talks.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Trump could potentially bring Kennedy on as a White House adviser, which wouldn’t require approval by the Senate.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The death toll is still uncertain, but potentially half a million people died.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 8 June 2023
  • Because if the series continues to go down a path of alliances and takedowns, there could potentially be no series at all.
    Kirthana Ramisetti, ELLE, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Anyone who has ever made something realizes that the only thing potentially even more precious than the Earth’s resources is time.
    Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2024

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