How to Use unproven in a Sentence

unproven

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  • But while the other three AFC teams made major moves, the Chiefs are counting on a lot of unproven pieces.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022
  • Some might say that many of these technologies are too nascent and unproven.
    Bernard Zipprich, STAT, 30 June 2024
  • And the Rangers’ flaw — a mostly unproven bunch — was widely visible from the time the club got to spring training.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • A week and a half into camp, Jaylon Moore has emerged from the unproven group as the early favorite.
    Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The 22-year-old thanked Carlisle for giving him a shot despite being unproven.
    James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 6 July 2022
  • That leaves Brown, Ceyair Wright and a band of unproven outside corners to hold down the fort Saturday.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2022
  • All of this is also based on a movie that is entirely unproven yet.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Christie Mellor didn’t make the cut because the studio didn’t want to pair Lisa with an unproven actor.
    Keaton Bell, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The 30-year-old Rees, on the other hand, is a little more unproven compared to his 64-year-old counterpart.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Now, unproven full-season arm King becomes a No. 4 starter instead of a 3.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Although Dillon Gabriel is set to return, the rest of the quarterback room is unproven.
    Dallas News, 20 Dec. 2022
  • That’s a much better group than in previous years but still unproven.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Cobb, a 4-star recruit from Montgomery Catholic, may have the most potential but is very unproven.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2023
  • What if averages catch up in 2023, and the Beavers are patching holes with unproven second and third-year backups?
    Ndaschel, oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • Both Seattle and Houston have dominant bullpens; the Rangers’ is, as yet, unproven.
    Dallas News, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Senior Jalen Wayne was ready to step in as the Jaguars’ No. 1 receiver, though the depth behind him on the outside was largely unproven.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Young, unproven and — hopefully for the Bears — hungry.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022
  • But the questions at play are neither vast nor at this point entirely unproven.
    Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Russia also claims to possess AI weaponry, though the claims are unproven.
    Bloomberg.com, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Sam Howell is too unproven to be a six-point favorite this early in his career.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
  • That’s a challenge for a Kentucky secondary that is unproven as a unit but has solid starting parts.
    Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2022
  • There also are plenty of speedy youngsters but many are unproven — 14 are making their debut on the world stage.
    Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • Sherman was skeptical that the state would entrust a big project to an unproven startup.
    Wired, 29 July 2022
  • With their roster full of misfits and unproven big leaguers, the Sox could not solve Triston McKenzie.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
  • But the two men vying to become the 34th Ward’s new alderman are unproven in the world of politics and government.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2023
  • But smart-gun tech is still unproven in real-world circumstances.
    Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
  • Many of these fishing hacks are unproven, and some are downright confusing.
    The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023
  • With veteran Duane Brown still a free agent, the Seahawks entered the draft with unproven options at tackle.
    Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Such places are also where many health trends usually get their start, even if those health trends are unproven or not backed by science.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
  • Depth is unproven as Kipperer enters his sixth season recovering from his injury and sophomore Tony Livingston has been a project.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024

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