How to Use prospective in a Sentence

prospective

adjective
  • Low wages can make the job unattractive to prospective aides.
    — Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
  • The prospective new owners hope to close the deal by June.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Few details of this prospective deal have been released as of yet.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Who isn’t nervous meeting the prospective in-laws for the first time?
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Details about the project (besides its prospective size and cost) are scant.
    — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
  • If your prospective playpen doesn’t have this, look for a different playpen.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • In some ways, this system could protect prospective draftees.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Jones wouldn’t say if a deal is forthcoming this week with any of their prospective free agents.
    — Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The details of the prospective deal and exact timing are not known.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Remind her to give large lacy ones to prospective brides who are known to be emotional.
    — Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • Bush said the prospective buyers he's spoken with share his vision for the store.
    — Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But when a prospective patient searched for the practice by name, very little came up.
    — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The turnabout in the market has been swift for prospective buyers.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • The app also asks about how dates go and uses that data to put prospective dates on your radar.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Much depends on what offers come in from prospective suitors, if there are any.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • In addition to on-field drills, players will be able to meet with prospective teams.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
  • And prospective renters must also be 25 or older to rent the unit.
    — Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The empty space has not drawn much appetite from prospective tenants.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Salespeople have to keep prospective sales on the roster to prove the sales goals can be achieved.
    — John Hayes, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Bids flooded in from prospective buyers by phone and via email, as the event was streamed online.
    — CNN, 7 Oct. 2021
  • And to purchase one, prospective shoppers must first join a waitlist.
    — Alex Chun, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2023
  • That won’t inspire much confidence among prospective clients, to be sure.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But Bailey says prospective buyers shouldn’t shy away.
    — Mark Dee april 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Musa had seen a video laying out the protocol for prospective new members to join.
    — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Some of his prospective colleagues are already pushing back.
    — Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But for all the prospective benefits, the Giants gave up a lot.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • His body was found four days later by a realtor who was showing the house to prospective renters.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The judge told prospective jurors that lawyers on the case could not review their online profiles.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There was no price range used to gauge demand and no haggling with prospective shareholders.
    — Jordan Novet,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 June 2026
  • Rescue dogs are brought to the store to interact with prospective owners.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2023

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