How to Use underserved in a Sentence

underserved

adjective
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  • Who Pays? The other driver, though, is the underserved.
    — David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • The night's ticket sales and auction bids raised about $3.15 million for underserved youth — this photo of the 5-ft.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The costs of expanding them to reach underserved youth and families would be low.
    — Dallas Ducar, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The program's purpose is to help underserved communities close the gap in the STEM divide.
    — Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2023
  • And the safe and educational way to do it is a new program that is looking to bring paddling sports to the city and underserved youth for the first time.
    — Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The show seems to be connecting with that underserved audience.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2023
  • Growing up in an underserved community, there was no room in the budget for top-of-the-line beauty products.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Julie wants to ensure that people who have been long underserved by the healthcare system have access to EC products.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The current rules say any provider applying for a grant to connect underserved communities must deposit 25% of the award amount with a bank.
    — Larry Irving, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • This year, the foundation raised $3.15 million to support underserved youth.
    — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2022
  • As part of the agreement, Trident will set aside $20 million to make loans in underserved communities.
    — CBS News, 27 July 2022
  • Zoom out: Meharry's mission is to increase the number of health care providers in poor and underserved communities.
    — Adam Tamburin, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Per the release, this is one of many times the Grammy nominee has given back to underserved communities.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • This distribution leaves a large underserved area in between, with many residents living a mile or more away from a pet store.
    — Laura A. Reese, The Conversation, 25 June 2024
  • All proceeds are used to fund programs, scholarships and help those in underserved communities learn the joy that being part of a swim team brings, his parents said.
    — Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The unit is meant to help people who have less access to health care and build trust with underserved communities that may not be comfortable going to see a doctor.
    — Angelina Hicks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2022
  • Fewer students of color:From underserved backgrounds want to go to college.
    — Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Overall, the changes have resulted in more small-dollar loans and more loans to underserved communities, according to the SBA.
    — Alana Semuels, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
  • To do that, the Press-Gazette has a private Facebook group where members from these underserved communities comment on our stories.
    — Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The nonprofit, which was founded in 2013 and named after Robinson's jersey number, is a baseball league that exposes underserved youth to the sport.
    — Simrin Singh, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The rate drops even further for those on Medicaid or in underserved communities.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The budget provides $1.5 billion for broadband expansion in rural and underserved areas of the state.
    — Joe Mueller | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024
  • The sport has come a long way from the energetic B-boys and B-girls practicing gravity-defying moves on slabs of cardboard in underserved cities.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 25 July 2024
  • This inspired her to pursue a career in medicine to help underserved communities.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2024
  • About half of them are from underserved communities, Wintriss says.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Electric cars are here to stay, so the Cook County Board has earmarked $5.5 million to install up to 75 charging stations in underserved communities on the south and west suburbs.
    — Bob Bong, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Rite of Passage is based in Minden, Nevada, and provides trauma-responsive care to underserved youth.
    — Lauren Brensel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024
  • Of the 14 Western states analyzed as part of the report, 10 provided more funds than Colorado to help this underserved community.
    — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Many of the city’s parks in underserved areas are in similar situations, and the city has been actively working to address the inequity through its new parks master plan.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2022
  • These cuts are short-sighted and harmful, especially for students in underserved neighborhoods who rely on these programs for enrichment and opportunity.
    — Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024

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