put (someone or something) to the test

idiom

: to cause (someone or something) to be in a situation that shows how strong, good, etc., that person or thing really is

Tomorrow's game will really put the team to the test.

We decided to put the theory to the test with a little experiment.

Examples of put (someone or something) to the test in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness was put to the test At least 46 people are still missing a day after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rattled Taiwan, killing 10 people. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024

This is where your time management skills will be put to the test. —Sho Dewan, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

That was put to the test when Joe Biden created an account on the platform in October. —Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024

Happiest Season follows longtime lesbian couple Abby (Stewart) and Harper (Mackenzie Davis), who made plans to go home to the latter’s family for Christmas, but their relationship is quickly put to the test when Abby discovers that Harper hasn’t come out to her family yet. —Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024

As a testament to its challenging nature, even the super-intelligent AI ChatGPT was put to the test and failed miserably, as highlighted in a revealing experiment by Accounting Today. —Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024

Creighton's defense is eighth in effective field goal percentage (44.5%) and will be put to the test against a Xavier offense that is hitting its stride, averaging 87.1 points over its last three games. —Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2024

The idea was put to the test in 2007, when a 926-foot cargo ship, the Cosco Busan, sideswiped a support on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024

Already, some experimental technology payloads from NASA have been put to the test, checking off some key mission objectives. —Jackie Wattles, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024