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.
  • 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
  • In court, the truth will come to light, demonstrating that the claims against Mr. Combs are without merit.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The federal workforce has already demonstrated the success of remote work.
    Gleb Tsipursky, Sun Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Despite not having the silicone tips that fully block out noise, the pair of earbuds still demonstrates active noise cancellation.
    Casey Clark, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Each chapter is helpfully dated, but the scenes demonstrate a strange mix of intense specificity at the center and alluring fuzziness around the edges.
    Ron Charles, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • But Aritzia’s Cyber Monday Sale is here to demonstrate the solution to all my denim woes.
    Brittany Romano, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Michael and his team were tasked with speaking at conferences to raise the visibility of the company and demonstrate its thought leadership in their industry.
    Allison Shapira, Harvard Business Review, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Video has emerged as a great tool for bridging this gap, allowing businesses to demonstrate their competence and approachability.
    Adhip Ray, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Patents are a great way to demonstrate priority and protect against patent trolling but suing other scientific groups in AI is not common practice.
    Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Some demonstrate a predator-prey relationship, while others show conflict or cooperation.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Of course, even with Jonathan Taylor in tow, Stroud will have to demonstrate composure in the face of chaos early on, as the rest of the Colts' offense is in rough shape.
    Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2023
  • For a vast majority of these appliances, the name air fryer does little to demonstrate the full capabilities these small-yet-efficient gadgets have to offer.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Students can demonstrate this through different measures, through completing the A-G requirements, which are necessary to go to college.
    Fixing Our City Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2023
  • These photos demonstrated that the two were at least in the same place at the same time.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
  • That, on top of some bright spots demonstrated in Salt Lake City in the run-up.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • After posting a video to demonstrate how the Pooch Please!
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Haley scrunched up her nose and frowned to demonstrate.
    Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2023
  • But most of the locks LPL demonstrates on his channel present no challenge to him at all.
    Hazlitt, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Seen one way, then, The Challenge would seem to demonstrate the limits of art to speak truth to power.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • That ruined the hole for that moment, but the fish settled down by the time Pruitt got there, as demonstrated by the first big strike of the day.
    Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 28 May 2023

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