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adverb

potentially

CEFR B2

with a possibility of becoming actual

In a sentence

Six example sentences with potentially, each labelled with its topic.

  • The scan showed a shadow that was potentially serious, so the doctor booked a biopsy for the following week.

    Medicine

  • The bug never fired in testing but potentially wipes a user's drafts, so the release was held back.

    Technology

  • A currency peg that has held for years is still potentially fragile, and traders price that possibility every day.

    Finance

  • The asteroid is potentially hazardous by the official definition, though its closest pass is still millions of miles away.

    Science

  • The clause is potentially unenforceable, so the lawyer rewrote it before either party had signed.

    Law

  • The market is potentially huge, but the founders admitted that only a few hundred people currently pay for anything like it.

    Startups

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