How to Use underutilized in a Sentence
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But states do have a lot of control over what makes this project such a win: putting underutilized rights-of-way back to work.
—Curbed, 8 Jan. 2022
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Too many millions have been spent on underutilized bike lanes that cater to a small but privileged group of people.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
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Since the home only had a laundry closet, Galey found space for a laundry folding area in an underutilized nook by the stairs.
—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 11 May 2023
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Sometimes organizing a room comes down to making the most of underutilized areas—and no other spot is primed for an upgrade than under the bed.
—Jenn Andrlik, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2023
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Before it was entirely reimagined, this underutilized poolside wing of a traditional L.A. home had good bones, little in the way of light, and one too many walls.
—Sunset Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
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The Hilde Performance Center in Plymouth is one of the metro's most attractive — and most underutilized — outdoor concert venues.
—Star Tribune, 15 July 2021
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Keyboard shortcuts are one of the most underutilized features of any operating system and Windows 11 has many new ones.
—Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
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Sponsorship is a very powerful and underutilized tool to help Black women advance in their careers.
—Joy Altimare, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
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But the programs — designed to reduce taxes owed to the government and get cash into the pockets of those living in poverty — remain underutilized, leaving millions of dollars on the table each year.
—Mackenzie Maysstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022
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Keeping the schools open also likely means the district will have to co-locate charter schools on district campuses based on a state law that requires making underutilized sites available.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2023
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The signature cut is the underutilized but flavorful tri-tip — the bottom of the top sirloin — which Matthews rubs with powders (mustard, onion and garlic) and spices (cumin and smoked paprika) before cooking sous-vide and finishing on the grill.
—Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2021
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The San Jose company also plans to close underutilized offices as part of a restructuring plan expected to cost $600 million.
—Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Nov. 2022
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Advertisement Alternatively, check out the underutilized home plate entrance, which is a bit of a walk from the Metro, but offers a history lesson.
—Scott Allen, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
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Pointer Ridge Elementary was considered an underutilized school, with fewer than 400 students enrolled each year over the past nine years.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
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In the interim, some schools in the district have experienced overcrowding — mostly in the northern part of the county —while others remain underutilized, according to the report.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
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Libraries are one of the more underutilized resources in our communities, and this is a rare opportunity to give one of Houston's libraries a truly... modern namesake.
—Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 6 May 2021
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Officials have hailed the project, which would be built by a public-private partnership and borrow money from Wall Street to do so, as one that could supercharge development in an underutilized corner of the D.C. suburbs.
—Teo Armus, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
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An underutilized way that companies can leverage tech to reach new customers is to use personalized email marketing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 May 2022
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The feature remains an underutilized tool that many web surfers could potentially be benefitting from.
—Hunter Boyce, ajc, 21 June 2022
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Connecticut’s newest waterfront reclamation project is Middletown’s, where officials have announced a plan to readapt a 200-acre swath of underutilized land along the river south of Harbor Park as a new, mixed-use city district.
—Tom Condon, courant.com, 19 July 2021
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Instead, the community ended up with some underutilized retail space and a polluting truck depot.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024
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Such spaces had frequently been tabulated as unused or underutilized — and then made available to charters.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
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Such spaces had frequently been tabulated as unused or underutilized — and then made available to charters.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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But churches and colleges often face big hurdles trying to convert their surplus land and underutilized parking lots into housing because their land is not zoned for residential use.
—Tran Nguyen, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
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Widespread acceptance of remote working and an overall labor shortage have opened up historic opportunities for some of the nation’s most skilled and underutilized workers.
—Don Lee, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2022
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But this land, often in the form of underutilized parking lots, already is owned and it could not be put into competition for market-rate housing development — creating potential bidding wars — under the bill.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
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In a historic deal between affordable housing groups and labor unions, Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign two major bills on Wednesday to convert underutilized and vacant commercial buildings into housing.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2022
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Women leaders are an underutilized resource, and savvy businesses should tap that resource on this International Women’s Day.
—Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
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For professionals committed to caring for people and motivated by success, this feedback loop is a powerful and underutilized tool for behavior change.
—Kimberlee McKay, STAT, 17 Aug. 2021
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After generations of being overlooked and sidelined in the job market, widespread acceptance of remote working and an overall labor shortage have opened up historic opportunities for some of the nation’s most skilled and underutilized workers.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
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