How to Use prove in a Sentence

prove

verb

• The charges against him were never proved in court.
• To prove her point, she got out the old research.
• It could not be proven that the suspect stole the money.
• The tests proved the vaccine to be effective.
• The government failed to prove its case.
• Her second album was a hit that proved her critics wrong.
• A person who is charged with a crime is considered innocent until proved guilty.
• But the league has proven adept at carving out ways to reach new crowds.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
• But this gator proved tougher than most, and Swain had to swap out the .22 for a 9mm handgun to finish the job.
  — Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
• Classic and stylish are a perfect match — and these jeans prove it.
  — Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
• Here are five recipes from our database that prove just that. Above.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
• Denver proved more poised and more precise than the Celtics when facing the Heat.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
• The third time proved to be the charm, as Kimi snagged three yeses that sent him to Hollywood.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
• And this war, when the final history is written, will prove to be the same.
  — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2023
• Changing the date on a grainy cell phone video could prove just as effective.
  — WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
• If your wealth level is great enough that could prove quite costly.
  — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• Once these 2 facts are proven, the law does not allow the Court any discretion about how to respond.
  — Shawn Nottingham, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
• Much like his dad, Adonis loves basketball and has proven to be a big LaMelo fan in the past.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
• Those young linemen are proven but still have the upside to grow as protectors for Young.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2024
• The stream proved so popular that, according to Craven, the website crashed.
  — Olivia Balsamo, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
• The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is coming off a so-so (for him) season but has zero to prove as a two-time champ.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• But Sydney Sweeney just proved that white tips don't have to be basic or boring.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Dec. 2023
• The brothers proved their mettle by building and winning with race cars too.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2024
• She’s really got to make it up to Geralt and Ciri — or rather, prove that she can be trusted.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 June 2023
• Across the first two months of the chart, hip-hop proved to be by far the most popular genre, accounting for more than 35% of chart entries.
  — Elias Leight, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
• The effort proved fruitless because of a lack of consensus.
  — Steven Rich, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
• But the monster mum proved to have the same feel-good result as its smaller counterparts.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• And that, my friends, further proves why Kate Middleton will never go out of style.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
• The cattle drive proved to be an ideal subject for McMurtry.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
• To be sure, there are ways in which Mr. Putin’s system has proved remarkably resilient.
  — Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 25 June 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024