How to Use demonstrate in a Sentence

demonstrate

verb

• Would you mind demonstrating how the machine works?
• Each student must demonstrate mastery of the subject matter in order to pass the class.
• The latest test results clearly demonstrate that the vaccine works.
• The group's failed efforts demonstrate how difficult it is to convince people to change their habits.
• The medication will not be marketed until it is demonstrated to be safe.
• The instructor demonstrated the correct procedure for pruning a tree.
• They have demonstrated a willingness to negotiate.
• Employees must demonstrate competence in certain skills before they can work independently.
• Several people will be demonstrating traditional farming techniques.
• Humphrey will be on hand to demonstrate his game.
  — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
• This is easy to demonstrate in a classroom.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
• Van Hove just doesn’t happen to demonstrate that in any scenes.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2022
• These photos demonstrated that the two were at least in the same place at the same time.
  — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
• The ancestors demonstrate to the future the work that is yet to be done.
  — Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
• The Astros demonstrated that in the top of the ninth.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
• Kendrick aims to demonstrate that he was undervalued in the draft.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
• Tulloch will also demonstrate how to use a spinning wheel.
  — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
• That should demonstrate how trivial the plate pursuit has become.
  — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
• And as Meghan has demonstrated, there are so many ways to pair one with all your fall outfits.
  — Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• The goal isn’t to demonstrate rockets or spacesuits, but rather, to put humans to the test.
  — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
• Tamariz spread the whole deck in front of me, face up, to demonstrate that all the cards were different.
  — Shuja Haider, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2023
• Owens didn’t try to demonstrate expertise.
  — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• Use it to create proofs of concept and demonstrate the art of the possible.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
• He is consistently cast as the lead in most shows, and demonstrates a range of talent.
  — Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
• Here, though, Kim demonstrates some good things come in tubes, such as his gochujang red pepper paste.
  — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 1 May 2025
• Janet Keto will demonstrate gel plate printing.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
• Funga demonstrates this with its restoration of soil ecosystems.
  — Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• So far, such finishing has not been demonstrated in a Palace shirt.
  — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• As a result, the exploits demonstrated in the research no longer work.
  — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
• But the research demonstrated that there was a problem, says Revol.
  — Ralph Jones, HubSpot, 20 Feb. 2026