The phrase "a potential example" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that may serve as an illustration or case in a particular context.
Example: "In our discussion about renewable energy, solar panels could be a potential example of sustainable technology."
Alternatives: "a possible illustration" or "a possible case".
Combining two 2BRs may potentially create a 5BR, a potential example of the sum being greater than the two parts.
Thursday night's vice-presidential debate in Danville, Ky., is a potential example of this.
A potential example of how that might manifest in an extreme fashion is the debt ceiling.
In the eyes of American and European leaders, Erdoğan has fashioned Turkey into an indispensable Islamic democracy, offering a potential example for Egypt, Tunisia, and Syria.
Using Special Assessments as a Tool for Smart Growth: Louisville's New Metro Government as a Potential Example, 45 BRANDEIS L. J. 1 (2006).
Nick showed the bivalves to museum scientist David Haasl, who recognized the association as a potential example of a fossil whale-fall.
It can also mean worse short-term results, with dollar-cost averaging a great potential example of this.
Our results illustrate a third potential example of genetic co-option on butterfly wings, with known pigment genes used in the Drosophila eye also used to color wings (see also [ 19, 65]).
The character of Clarisse has also been sighted as a potential ancestral example of moe character design, a trend Miyazaki would later criticize as leading to the promotion of unhealthy lolicon fetishism.
A potential practical example is the FTO gene, whose association with obesity and related phenotypes was identified in three independent GWA studies in French [35], German [36], and British populations [37].
Potential examples of certifiable abuse.
