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 plan also is targeted at homes in underserved areas of the city left behind by the racist mortgage lending policies of the past.
    — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 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 staff behind the clinic hopes to provide health care services to underserved communities across the area.
    — Bygabriella Abdul-Hakim,milan Miller,elwyn Lopez, ABC News, 11 May 2022
  • Case in point: Though this battle may be coming to a close, the women’s players have decided to keep the fight going off the pitch to help underserved entrepreneurs.
    — Taylor Dutch, SELF, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The goal of the center, founded in 1978, is to provide art supplies to schools and creative types in underserved communities.
    — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • At long last, the MCU’s most underserved Avenger was a fleshed-out, three-dimensional character.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 3 May 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
  • Elana McDonald: Our goal is to make sure people in underserved areas are getting the best health care possible.
    — Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com, 1 Apr. 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
  • Not Street Children, two South African nonprofits using surf therapy to help underserved and at-risk youth.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2022
  • The rate drops even further for those on Medicaid or in underserved communities.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Norrbom said many underserved children, including migrants, need more years of instruction than districts provide.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
  • To describe this blend of equity and technology to bring health services and innovations to everyone — especially underserved communities and those with limited resources, Kadiri uses a word that's bubbled up in the past few years: techquity.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025

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