be latent
Example Sentences
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Ben thought the sightings might also be latent memories of the summer he’d spent with Mike in London.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2013
The Du Ponts rushed work on a plant at Clinchfield, W. Va., for research toward other revolutionary discoveries besides "synthol" thought to be latent in the new formulae.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps because that strength had never been completely explained, even by their immense temporal advantages, it was felt to be latent in themselves, and somehow capable of withstanding every kind of external assault.
From The Valley of Decision by Wharton, Edith
Some fear may have come into it; a fear that always seemed to be latent where Sally was concerned.
From Concerning Sally by Hopkins, William John
This may seem a flat conclusion; but, in view of the last five years, may there not be latent significance in it?
From John Marr and Other Poems by Melville, Herman
