How to Use demonstration in a Sentence

demonstration

noun
  • He brought along a copy of the software for demonstration.
  • One of the instructors gave a demonstration of how to prune a tree.
  • The latest tests are a clear demonstration that the vaccine works.
  • Would you mind giving us a demonstration so that we can see how the machine works?
  • I went to a sculpture demonstration last weekend.
  • Many people sent cards and flowers in demonstration of their sympathy.
  • Students took part in several nonviolent demonstrations against the government.
  • But there was no live demonstration of the robot completing the tasks.
    Tom Krisher and Matt O'Brien, ajc, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Maggos walked a sizable crowd through a demonstration of the ability of a good sprinkler system to combat house fires.
    Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Also new this year was a demonstration that showed the difference between a home that has a sprinkler system and a residence that does not.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Local chefs will take the stage for an interactive cooking demonstration of one of their signature recipes, followed by a sampling for guests.
    Megha McSwain, Chron, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The Banshees of Inisherin actor followed the proclamation up with a demonstration of his skills.
    Amina Niasse, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Indoor space could also be used for a variety of purposes, from a demonstration kitchen to space for hydroponic farming, Bachie said.
    Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • More than 370 people have signed up for the demonstration on Women's March's website as of Friday afternoon.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Sephton, who runs a small demonstration desalination project at the Salton Sea, submitted one of the proposals that the panel considered.
    Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But the current wave of demonstrations is one of the biggest and most deadly.
    Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2024
  • But that plug-in was not used in Millière’s demonstration.
    George Musser, Scientific American, 11 May 2023
  • Monday night was a demonstration in the power of doing just that — and the pitfalls when not.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Mad About the Boy, as a demonstration of their confidence.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2024
  • Campus officials told the group to end its protest, but the demonstration grew throughout the day and a few tents popped up.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
  • That, to me, is a demonstration of the realness, the beauty, the power of Black aesthetics.
    Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • This year’s strike was the fifth year demonstrations were held over Cyber weekend.
    Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
  • That changed during the Arab Spring, when in 2011 nearly three weeks of demonstrations forced Mubarak from power.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • There’s this weird demonstration of a need to connect with Superboy and to perhaps pass on to him.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022
  • King then helped lead Birmingham demonstrations of April and May of 1963.
    Greg Garrison | , al, 5 Apr. 2023
  • For one demonstration, a glance up with the head set on reveals the ceiling at Madison Square Garden.
    Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • As a simple demonstration of this, just try searching Airbnb listings in a city near the ocean or a big lake, and notice rental prices.
    Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Dustin Reed, a father of one of the special needs children refused dine-in service at the restaurant, moved the cups away from the demonstration.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
  • In the past two decades, the police tactics to suppress demonstrations have become less violent.
    John Yoon, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Musk's arresting demonstration of government-by-tweet left Washington reeling — but the magic trick will get harder to repeat.
    Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024

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