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.
• The success of The Onion Field proved to be a turning point for Wambaugh.
  — Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
• For high-tech San Diego, AI may prove to be a net plus!
  — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
• But the league has proven adept at carving out ways to reach new crowds.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
• The Haima Cold Seep has proven rich in new bivalve species.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
• The weight cut proved too much for Ortega, who pulled out on the day of the fight.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
• And costing a whole three Benjamins, these have the price tag to prove it.
  — Men's Health, 25 Feb. 2023
• Yet Hezbollah has proved resilient in the face of them.
  — Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
• As if to prove the new record is no fluke, Brady was sacked again on the next play by Houston.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
• 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
• And the Saints did nothing during the game to prove anyone wrong.
  — The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
• Jonathan Majors has more than a few fans, and now he’s got an award to prove it.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 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
• But if jail does not prove people wrong, then what will?
  — Katie Reul, Variety, 9 Oct. 2022
• Any new gaming handheld has to prove its worth against the Steam Deck.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2022
• 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
• Both of those running backs go into the fall with something to prove.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023
• 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
• Fortunately for them, perhaps, these losses could prove to be lessons — for the kids in the stands, and the ones on the field, too.
  — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 26 May 2024
• Time and again, Republicans have proven willing to take from working families to benefit the wealthy.
  — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
• This season, the answer is a resounding yes, with Roosevelt setting the standard of excellence and having one final game to prove it to the rest of California.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025