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
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
Unused, any organ will atrophy, and so their capacity for sympathy may be latent and not easily roused.
From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)
Yet the capacity for heroism may be latent under many a sober coat or homely apron.
From The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas by Strang, Mrs. Herbert
