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
  • Who should live and potentially die?
    — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Not bad for a guy who could potentially be heading to prison in a couple weeks.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • This combo tool can potentially cut your floor cleaning time in half.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Any item that may be deemed potentially harmful.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • And as a result, their readthrough found all of them, potentially still drunk trying to get through it.
    — Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
  • If anything, there are just some nitpicks that could potentially hold them back.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This may sound like a lot of words dedicated to potentially the last man on the bench.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • That’s potentially a win for Kim.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • All of this could potentially mean higher prices for consumers.
    — NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
  • His strong play comes at a potentially opportune time.
    — Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Adding in more fitness is a step to increase time spent on the platform, as well as to potentially pull in more users.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • This feels like a good time to reset where the 53-man roster could potentially stand.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But what's available right now can already save you time and potentially money.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
  • That might include a fire truck heading out to check on a potentially dangerous gas line at a home.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • The downside is that any of those strategies can potentially backfire.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • But in coming fall months, that air is going to cool — potentially igniting a late surge of storms.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The war with Iran is poised to enter a new and potentially more dangerous phase.
    — NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Here’s a look at picks from our staff, odds and viewing info for the potentially decisive game.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • That’s a start to a potentially better future.
    — Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This means boxes can break when lifted or moved, potentially causing the items inside to break.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
  • And second, its price is potentially much sweeter.
    — ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
  • Such actions could potentially ignite dry grass on the road's edge and result in a wildfire.
    — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
  • That can make the whole project more feasible and potentially more affordable for the renter.
    — Jamie Leary, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The trial is set to potentially last through June 12.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
  • 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
  • But the map faces an onslaught of attacks in the courtroom and, potentially, the ballot box.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
  • McDaniel may have more time to turn things around and potentially get the team close to a winning record when all is said and done.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The soft spot that resulted can make even the simplest bumps potentially deadly.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 July 2024

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