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.
  • The collectibles market has demonstrated strong growth and resilience across various categories over the past two decades.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • This week’s actions demonstrate our resolute commitment to ensure that depositors’ savings remain safe.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
  • But as the Sunday primetime numbers demonstrate, there are still plenty of opportunities to grow the non-sports audience, so long as the big guys in the pads are doing a lot of the heavy lifting.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The emergency pantry provides free diapers, wipes and basic baby needs to Palm Beach County families who demonstrate need.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Davoyan and his colleagues have most of this year to demonstrate to NASA and other potential partners that their propulsion system could be viable.
    Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Crises and day-to-day pressures should not get in the way of your strategic thinking; instead, use these moments to demonstrate your foresight and ability to connect immediate actions to the bigger picture.
    Luis Velasquez, Harvard Business Review, 25 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Cyril demonstrates the right and wrong ways to pull arrows out of a quiver, to bring arrows up to the bow, and to pull arrows out of a target.
    Ky Henderson, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Told yes, the group posed and then marched a half-block away to an area set aside for weapon-wielders to demonstrate against gun-control laws.
    Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The Park Service approved the permit to demonstrate, but refused the request for sleeping in the park.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Garcia, who went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs, still demonstrates a flair for the dramatic.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Made up of 37 athletes at this year’s Games, the team wants to demonstrate to the world that refugees are an enrichment to society.
    Rosanne Roobeek, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The contrast demonstrates the differing tacks the two men are taking as the race grows more crowded.
    Time, 6 June 2023
  • Kansas has strong laws to ensure the integrity of our elections, and this case demonstrates that the process works.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
  • But that demonstrates the good nature on the production.
    Manori Ravindran, Variety, 22 July 2023

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